Clay Irving Collection - Indonesia

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Indonesia Notes

Prior to 1945, Indonesia was under colonial rule by the Dutch. For earlier issues refer to Netherlands Indies.

Republik Indonesia (Republic of Indonesia)

The fortunes of war change and eventually the Japanese inflicted their most brutal methods of control on the people of Indonesia as they had in other countries that they had conquered. In 1945 the Allied forces — with the help of the Atomic Bomb — forced the Japanese into a position where they had no option than to surrender.

On 15 August 1945, the Japanese forces surrendered, and, on 17 August 1945, the Republic of Indonesia was proclaimed, mainly as a result of the Japanese conquest that drove out the Dutch colonial government and ignited the fires of self-determination. The Dutch tried to regain control over the Indonesian nationalists from 1946 until 28 December 1949 and the monetary chaos went to ironic extremes.

In various areas, held by each of the warring factions, Japanese occupation currency was still treated as valid and was given an exchange rate in Gulden and Rupiahs until such time that the Dutch relinquished control and withdrew from Indonesia.

1945 Issue - Oeang Republik Indonesia (ORI) 1st Emission

P13 - 1 Sen
Issue Date: 17 October 1945
Front: Number "1" with dagger inside at left, issue date, 17 October 1945 at center
Back: Forgery warning
Signature: Mr. A.A. Maramis
Size: 96 x 45 mm

P14 - 5 Sen
Issue Date: 17 October 1945
Front: Denomination, issue date, 17 October 1945 underneath
Back: Forgery warning
Signature: Mr. A.A. Maramis
Size: 98 x 48 mm

P15 - 10 Sen
Front: Denomination, issue date, 17 October 1945 underneath
Back: Forgery warning
Signature: Mr. A.A. Maramis
Size: 106 x 50 mm

P16 - ½ Rupiah
Front: Denomination, issue date, 17 October 1945 underneath
Back: Legal warning at center indicating anyone who counterfeits money in the regions of the Indonesia Republic may be punished according to the Book of Criminal Law Articles 244, 245 and 249.
Signature: Mr. A.A. Maramis
Size: 119 x 57 mm

P17a - 1 Rupiah
Front: Soekarno at left, volcano at left, issue date, 17 October 1945 at lower right, serial number with letters at lower left and upper right
Back: Legal warning at center indicating anyone who counterfeits money in the regions of the Indonesia Republic may be punished according to the Book of Criminal Law Articles 244, 245 and 249.
Signature: Mr. A.A. Maramis
Size: 138 x 65 mm

P18 - 5 Rupiah
Front: Soekarno at left, issue date, 17 October 1945 at lower center, serial number with letters at lower left and upper right
Back: Legal warning at center indicating anyone who counterfeits money in the regions of the Indonesia Republic may be punished according to the Book of Criminal Law Articles 244, 245 and 249.
Signature: Mr. A.A. Maramis
Size: 145 x 68 mm

P19 - 10 Rupiah
Front: Soekarno at left, volcano at right, issue date, 17 October 1945 at lower center
Back: Legal warning at center indicating anyone who counterfeits money in the regions of the Indonesia Republic may be punished according to the Book of Criminal Law Articles 244, 245 and 249.
Signature: Mr. A.A. Maramis
Size: 158 x 76 mm

P20 - 100 Rupiah
Issue Date: 30 October 1946
Serial Number: 16695 EH
Front: Soekarno at left
Back: Legal warning at center indicating anyone who counterfeits money in the regions of the Indonesia Republic may be punished according to the Book of Criminal Law Articles 244, 245 and 249.
Signature: Mr. A.A. Maramis
Size: 174 x 66 mm


Sumatra, Tandjungkarang 1946 Regional Issue

P-S385 - 1 Rupiah
Front: Repulik Indonesia, Propinsi Sumatera, Keresidenan Lampung (Republic of Indonesia, Province of Sumatera, Lampung Residency
Back: There is no back — It's a uniface note
Size: 122 x 72 mm


Sumatra, Pematang Siantar 1947 Regional Issue

P-S353 - 10 Rupiah, 31 Mar 1947
Front: Soekarno at left, Repulik Indonesia, Propinsi Sumatera, (Republic of Indonesia, Province of Sumatera
Back: Denomination on left and right, text at center
Size: 147 x 77 mm

P-S354 - 100 Rupiah, 31 Mar 1947
Front: Soekarno at left, Repulik Indonesia, Propinsi Sumatera, (Republic of Indonesia, Province of Sumatera
Back: Denomination on left and right, text at center
Size: 153 x 81 mm


Oeang Republik Indonesia (ORI) Second Emission

P21 - 5 Rupiah
Issue Date: 01 January 1947
Front: Portrait of Soekarno, the first Indonesian president, at left
Back: Denomination on left and right, law text at center
Signature: Mr. Sjafruddin Prawiranegara
Size: 149 x 70 mm

P22 - 10 Rupiah
Issue Date: 01 January 1947
Front: Portrait of Soekarno, the first Indonesian president, at left
Back: Denomination on left and right, law text at center
Signature: Mr. Sjafruddin Prawiranegara
Size: 150 x 75 mm

P23 - 25 Rupiah
Issue Date: 01 January 1947
Front: Portrait of Soekarno, the first Indonesian president, at left
Back: Bull at center, law text at left
Signature: Mr. Sjafruddin Prawiranegara
Watermark: Fiber and control code
Size: 170 x 80 mm

P24 - 100 Rupiah
Issue Date: 01 January 1947
Serial Number: 039714 TC
Front: Soekarno at left
Back: Legal warning at center indicating anyone who counterfeits money in the regions of the Indonesia Republic may be punished according to the Book of Criminal Law Articles 244, 245 and 249.
Signature: Mr. Sjafruddin Prawiranegara
Size: 177 x 87 mm


Oeang Republik Indonesia (ORI) Third Emission

P27 - 25 Rupiah
Issue Date: 26 July 1947
Front: Potrait of Soekarno, the first Indonesian president
Back: Bull at center, law text at left
Signature: Mr. A. A. Maramis
Size: 167 x 80 mm (Original size: 170 x 83 mm)

P29 - 100 Rupiah
Issue Date: 26 July 1947
Front: Potrait of Soekarno, the first Indonesian president
Back: Law text at left and a keris-dagger at right
Signature: Mr. A. A. Maramis
Size: 174 x 85 mm

P31 - 10 Sen
Front:
Back: Palm trees at center
Size: 99 x 60 mm

P31 - 10 Sen
Front:
Back: Palm trees at center
Size: 99 x 60 mm

P32 - 20 Sen
Front: Ornamental design at center
Back: Anti-forgery warnings at center
Size: 100 x 60 mm


Republik Indonesia Serikat (United Republic of Indonesia)

United Republic of Indonesia, abbreviated as RIS, is a state federation that was established on 27 December 1949 as a result of an agreement the three parties in the Dutch-Indonesian Round Table Conference: the Republic of Indonesia, Bijeenkomst voor Federaal Overleg (BFO), and the Netherlands. It was subsequently dissolved on 17 August 1950 and replaced by the Republic of Indonesia by President Soekarno.

1950 Issue

P36 - 5 Rupiah
Issue Date: 17 August 1950
Serial Number: D/9 659754
Front: Portrait of founding father, Soekarno, at right
Back: Landscape of Indonesia at center, anti-forgery text in box at right
Watermark: Graphic print
Printer: Thomas De La Rue Co., Ltd
Signature: Mr. Sjafruddin Prawiranegara
Size: 134 x 64 mm

P37 - 10 Rupiah
Issue Date: 17 August 1950
Serial Number: E/8 418487
Front: Portrait of founding father, Soekarno, at right
Back: Rice paddy and palm trees at center, anti-forgery text in box at right
Watermark: Graphic print
Printer: Thomas De La Rue Co., Ltd
Signature: Mr. Sjafruddin Prawiranegara
Size: 134 x 64 mm


Republik Indonesia (Republic of Indonesia)

On 17 August 1950 the Unitary State of the Republic on Indonesia, as originally proclaimed, was restored. With the return of the unitary state, the President once again assumed the duties of Chief Executive and the Mandatary of the Provisional People's Consultative Assembly. He is assisted by a Vice-President and a cabinet of his own choosing. The Executive is not responsible to the House of Representatives.

1951 Issue

P38 - 1 Rupiah
Serial Number: DJ 045209
Front: Palm trees on a beach at left, terraced rice paddy on right, red and blue security fibers in center
Back: Mountain at center, anti-forgery text in box at lower center
Printer: Security Banknote Company
Size: 126 x 65 mm

P39 - 2½ Rupiah
Serial Number: AM 592225
Front: Palm trees on a beach at right, oceanside cliffs at left, red and blue security fibers in center
Back: Garuda Pancasila at center, anti-forgery text in box at right center
Printer: Security Banknote Company
Size: 125 x 65 mm


1953 Issue

P40 - 1 Rupiah
Serial Number: FB 481955
Front: Palm trees on a beach at left, terraced rice paddy on right, red and blue security fibers in center
Back: Mountain at center, anti-forgery text in box at lower center
Printer: Security Banknote Company
Size: 126 x 65 mm

P41 - 2½ Rupiah
Serial Number: CN 706735
Front: Palm trees on a beach at right, oceanside cliffs at left, red and blue security fibers in center
Back: Garuda Pancasila at center, anti-forgery text in box at right center
Printer: Security Banknote Company
Size: 126 x 65 mm


Bank Indonesia

The 1945 Constitution stipulated the foundation for the economic development, among others by focusing on the existence of the Central Bank. Through the nationalization of De Javasche Bank (DJB) at the end of 1951, the attempts to set up a Circulation Bank and Central Bank for the Republic of Indonesia began. On 10 April 1953, the parliament endorsed Draft Principal Act on the Central Bank which had previously been presented by the Nationalization Committee in September 1952. The draft was enacted as Act No. 11 of 1953 regarding the Principal Act of the Central Bank that was effective from 1 July 1953. This marked the birth of Bank Indonesia (BI) as the Indonesian Central Bank.

1952 Issue

P42 - 5 Rupiah
Front: Portrait of R.A. Kartini, a national woman hero at left
Back: Ornamental design
Watermark: Wavy vertical lines
Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Co. Ltd.
Signatures: Mr. Sjafruddin Prawiranegara and Mr. Indra Kasoema
Size: 135 x 75 mm

Raden Ayu Kartini, (21 April 1879 - 17 September 1904), or sometimes known as Raden Ajeng Kartini, was a prominent Javanese and an Indonesian national heroine. Kartini is known as a pioneer in the area of women's rights for native Indonesians.

P43b - 10 Rupiah
Front: Statue of Ken Dedes at left
Back: Ornamental design
Watermark: Wavy vertical lines
Printer: Pertjetakan
Signatures: Mr. Sjafruddin Prawiranegara and Mr. Indra Kasoema
Size: 133 x 75 mm

Ken Dedes, first queen of Singhasari, was the wife of Ken Arok, the first ruler of Singhasari, Java, Indonesia. She was later considered as the origin of the lineage of kings that rule Java, the great mother of the Rajasa dynasty, the royal family that ruled Java from the Singhasari to the Majapahit era. Local tradition also mentioned her as a woman with extraordinary beauty, an embodiment of perfect beauty.

P44 - 25 Rupiah
Issue Date: 08 June 1954
Serial Number: LKF059941
Front: Regional Indonesian design at both sides
Back: Regional design at center
Signatures: Mr. Sjafruddin Prawiranegara and Mr. Indra Kasoema
Size: 142 x 82 mm

P45 - 50 Rupiah
Issue Date: 13 August 1954
Serial Number: PSC072054
Front: Regional Indonesian design at both sides
Back: Regional design at center
Signatures: Mr. Sjafruddin Prawiranegara and Mr. Indra Kasoema
Size: 142 x 82 mm

P46 - 100 Rupiah
Serial Number: VV084692
Front: Portrait of Prince Diponegoro at right, Chinze at left
Signatures: Mr. Sjafruddin Prawiranegara and Mr. Indra Kasoema
Size: 142 x 80 mm

P47 - 500 Rupiah
Replacement Note
Issue Date: 25 January 1955
Serial Number: XXW007763
Front: Relief at center bottom, frieze at center right, denomination at left
Ornamental design
Signature: Mr. Sjafruddin Prawiranegara and Mr. Indra Kasoema
Size: 151 x 90 mm

P48 - 1000 Rupiah
Issue Date: 23 November 1954
Serial Number: WN076473
Front: Statue of Padmapani from Prambanan temple on a relief background
Ornamental design
Signature: Mr. Sjafruddin Prawiranegara and Mr. Indra Kasoema
Size: 148 x 87 mm

Prambanan is the ninth century Hindu temple compound in Central Java, Indonesia, dedicated to Trimurti, the expression of God as the Creator (Brahma), the Sustainer (Vishnu) and the Destroyer (Shiva). The temple compound located approximately 18 km east of Yogyakarta city on the boundary between Yogyakarta and Central Java province.

The temple is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, currently is the largest Hindu temple in Indonesia, and is one of the largest Hindu temples in south-east Asia. It is characterised by its tall and pointed architecture, typical of Hindu temple architecture, and by the towering 47m high central building inside a large complex of individual temples.


Republik Islam Indonesia (Islamic Repulbic of Indonesia)

At the beginning of 1952 Lt. Col. Kahar Muzakkar, in charge of government operations against the rebellious Republic of the South Moluccas (RMS), placed himself under the orders of the Imam S. M. Kartosuwiryo as commander in South Sulawesi (Celebes). On 7 August 1953 he proclaimed Sulawesi and adjacent territories to be part of the Islamic State.

PS513 - 10 Gulden Note, 1953-1965 Provisional ND Gulden Issue
Front: Plate letter "S" prefix, banana tree at center, coconut palm at right, Dutch text at left, "DE JAPANSCHE REGEERING BETAALT AAN TOONDER" (The Japanese Government pays to the bearer)
Size: 159 x 76 mm

The note was originally an Japanese occupation note, 1942 ND Issue, printed for the Netherlands Indies, which is now Indonesia (Pick# 125c). The note has an overprint on the back indicating "Islamic Republic of Indonesia Chairman, Provisional General Government, Islamic Republic of Indonesia, East Indonesia region (Usman Balo). Military governor, Islamic Republic of Indonesia, East Indonesia region (Kaha Muzakkar)


Republik Indonesia

1954 Issue

P72 - 1 Rupiah
Serial Number: BKD074719
Front: Portrait of Javanese girl
Back: Garuda Pancasila at center
Size: 128 x 59 mm

P73 - 2½ Rupiah
Serial Number: APQ046874
Front: Portrait of Rotinese man at left
Back: Garuda Pancasila at center
Size: 130 x 60 mm


1956 Issue

P74 - 1 Rupiah
Serial Number: HZG 019210
Front: Portrait of Javanese girl
Back: Garuda Pancasila at center
Size: 130 x 60 mm

P75 - 2½ Rupiah
Serial Number: CBW 039221
Front: Portrait of Rotinese man at left
Back: Garuda Pancasila at center
Size: 129 x 60 mm


Bank Indonesia

1957 Issue - Animal Series

P49 - 5 Rupiah
Issue Date: 01 September 1959
Serial Number: 5ABV24823
Front: Orangutan at left
Back: Prambanan temple at center
Watermark: Side portrait of Prince Diponegoro
Signature: Mr. Sjafruddin Prawiranegara and TRB. Sabaroedin
Size: 125 x 65 mm

P50 - 50 Rupiah
Issue Date: 01 August 1959
Serial Number: 50QG77168
Front: Crocodile at left
Back: Grand mosque in Medan, North Sumatera
Watermark: Side portrait of Prince Diponegoro
Signature: Mr. Sjafruddin Prawiranegara and TRB. Sabaroedin
Size: 147 x 76 mm

P51 - 100 Rupiah
Issue Date: 24 June 1958
Serial Number: 100MS10145
Front: Squirrel at left
Back: Presidential palace in Bogor at center
Watermark: Side portrait of Prince Diponegoro
Signature: Mr. Sjafruddin Prawiranegara and TRB. Sabaroedin
Size: 157 x 80 mm

P52 - 500 Rupiah
Issue Date: 06 January 1959
Serial Number: 500SG4057
Front: Tiger at left
Back: Picture of a rice field
Watermark: Side portrait of Prince Diponegoro
Signature: Mr. Sjafruddin Prawiranegara and TRB. Sabaroedin
Size: 163 X 85 mm

P53 - 1000 Rupiah
Issue Date: 02 September 1958
Serial Number: 1000CY4572
Front: Elephant at left
Back: Fishermen
Watermark: Side portrait of Prince Diponegoro
Signature: Mr. Sjafruddin Prawiranegara and TRB. Sabaroedin
Size: 173 X 89 mm

P54 - 2500 Rupiah
Issue Date: 01 September 1962
Serial Number: 2500DM/1 36683
Front: Komodo dragon at left
Back: Fishermen's village
Watermark: Side portrait of Prince Diponegoro
Signature: Mr. Sjafruddin Prawiranegara and TRB. Sabaroedin
Size: 181 x 93 mm


1958 Issue - Handicraft Series

P55 - 5 Rupiah
Serial Number: UAE013465
Front: Woman batiking at left
Back: Traditional Indonesian house at center
Watermark: Bull's head
Signature: Mr. Loekman Hakim and TRB. Sabaroedin
Size: 134 x 65 mm

P56 - 10 Rupiah
Replacement Note
Issue Date: 11 December 1961
Serial Number: XEJ 032940
Front: Balinese wood carving artist at left
Back: Traditional house in Bali at center, mask at right
Watermark: Bull's head
Signature: Mr. Loekman Hakim and TRB. Sabaroedin
Size: 134 x 65 mm

P57 - 25 Rupiah
Issue Date: 26 April 1962
Serial Number: XAM006235
Replacement Note
Front: Woman from Batak/Toba (North Sumatera) weaving at left
Back: Traditional house of Batak/Toba at center
Watermark: Bull's head
Signature: Mr. Loekman Hakim and TRB. Sabaroedin
Size: 150 x 75 mm

P58s - 50 Rupiah
Specimen Note
Issue Date: 26 April 1962
Serial Number: KAL043239
Front: Woman from Timor spinning at left
Back: Traditional house of Timor at center
Watermark: Bull's head
Signature: Mr. Loekman Hakim and TRB. Sabaroedin
Size: 150 x 75 mm

P58 - 50 Rupiah
Issue Date: 26 April 1962
Serial Number: KAL043239
Front: Woman from Timor spinning at left
Back: Traditional house of Timor at center
Watermark: Bull's head
Signature: Mr. Loekman Hakim and TRB. Sabaroedin
Size: 150 x 75 mm

P59 - 100 Rupiah
Issue Date: 08 September 1959
Serial Number: RBR044244
Front: Man harvesting latex from a rubber tree at left
Back: Traditional house of Kalimantan at center
Watermark: Bull's head
Signature: Mr. Loekman Hakim and TRB. Sabaroedin
Size: 149 x 74 mm

P60 - 500 Rupiah
Issue Date: 16 January 1961
Serial Number: OCE01043
Front: Coconut farmer at left
Back: Traditional house of Minahasa at center
Watermark: Bull's head
Signature: Mr. Loekman Hakim and TRB. Sabaroedin
Printer: Pertjetakan Kebajorah
Size: 159 x 84 mm

P61 - 1000 Rupiah
Issue Date: 21 May 1965
Serial Number: VGO10639
Front: Silversmith from Gadang/Minangkabau (West Sumatera)
Back: Traditional house of Minangkabau
Watermark: Bull's head
Signature: Mr. Loekman Hakim and TRB. Sabaroedin
Size: 160 x 85 mm

P62 - 1000 Rupiah
Issue Date: 02 May 1961
Serial Number: FCB 08799
Front: Silversmith from Gadang/Minangkabau (West Sumatera)
Back: Traditional house of Minangkabau
Watermark: Bull's head
Signature: Mr. Loekman Hakim and TRB. Sabaroedin
Size: 160 x 85 mm

P63 - 5000 Rupiah
Issue Date: 19 October 1963
Serial Number: JAK03637
Front: Woman harvesting rice
Back: Rice field landscape in mountain region
Watermark: Bull's head
Signature: Mr. Loekman Hakim and TRB. Sabaroedin
Size: 170 x 95 mm

P64 - 5000 Rupiah
Issue Date: 19 November 1965
Serial Number: AAW08572
Front: Woman harvesting rice and a picture of Garuda on the watermark area
Back: Rice field landscape in mountain region
Watermark: Garuda
Signature: Mr. Loekman Hakim and TRB. Sabaroedin
Size: 170 x 95 mm


1959 Issue - Flower and Bird Series "Djakarta 1 Djanuari 1959"

P65s - 5 Rupiah
Specimen Note
Serial Number: 5BHH69389
Issue Date: 19 January 1960
Front: Tuberose flowers (Polianthes Tuberosa) at center
Back: Four small sunbirds
Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited
Signatures: Mr. Loekman Hakim and TRB. Sabaroedin
Size: 125 x 64 mm

P65 - 5 Rupiah
Serial Number: 5AEL56660
Issue Date: 19 January 1960
Front: Tuberose flowers (Polianthes Tuberosa) at center
Back: Four small sunbirds
Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited
Signatures: Mr. Loekman Hakim and TRB. Sabaroedin
Size: 125 x 64 mm

P66s - 10 Rupiah
Specimen Note
Serial Number: 10BXF47805
Issue Date: 02 January 1960
Front: Hoya cinnamon flowers at center
Back: Four salmon-crested cockatoos
Watermark: Garuda Pancasila
Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited
Signatures: Mr. Loekman Hakim and TRB. Sabaroedin
Size: 133 x 69 mm

P66 - 10 Rupiah
Serial Number: 10MCS00083
Issue Date: 02 January 1960
Front: Hoya cinnamon flowers at center
Back: Four salmon-crested cockatoos
Watermark: Garuda Pancasila
Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited
Signatures: Mr. Loekman Hakim and TRB. Sabaroedin
Size: 133 x 69 mm

P67s - 25 Rupiah
Specimen Note
Serial Number: 25KAW12399
Issue Date: 02 January 1960
Front: Lotus flower and leaves at left
Back: Herons at left and right
Watermark: Garuda Pancasila
Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited
Signatures: Mr. Loekman Hakim and TRB. Sabaroedin
Size: 141 x 72 mm

P68 - 50 Rupiah
Serial Number: 50RAH36737
Issue Date: 19 January 1960
Front: Lotus flower at center
Back: Two white wulung birds (white-bellied fish eagles) at left and right
Watermark: Garuda Pancasila
Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited
Signatures: Mr. Loekman Hakim and TRB. Sabaroedin
Size: 148 x 77 mm

P69s - 100 Rupiah>
Specimen Note
Serial Number: 100CMA16718
Issue Date: 19 January 1960
Front: Giant Rafflessia Patma (Amorphophalus campanulatus) flowers at center
Back: Five rhinoceros hornbill birds
Watermark: Garuda Pancasila
Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited
Signatures: Mr. Loekman Hakim and TRB. Sabaroedin
Size: 156 x 80 mm

P69 - 100 Rupiah
Serial Number: 100VDN47172
Issue Date: 19 January 1960
Front: Giant Rafflessia Patma (Amorphophalus campanulatus) flowers at center
Back: Five rhinoceros hornbill birds
Watermark: Garuda Pancasila
Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited
Signatures: Mr. Loekman Hakim and TRB. Sabaroedin
Size: 157 x 81 mm

P70 - 500 Rupiah
Serial Number: 500 RA 6976
Front: Flowers at center
Back: Crested Fireback
Watermark: Garuda Pancasila
Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited
Signatures: Mr. Loekman Hakim and TRB. Sabaroedin
Size: 163 x 84 mm

P71 - 1000 Rupiah
Serial Number: 1000 DZ/1 83314
Front: Flowers at center
Back: Blue Birds of Paradise
Watermark: Garuda Pancasila
Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited
Signatures: Mr. Loekman Hakim and TRB. Sabaroedin
Size: 175 x 89 mm


Republik Indonesia

1960 Issue

P76 - 1 Rupiah
Front: Workers in a rice field, issue date at lower center
Back: Vegetables, forgery warning at upper center
Size: 120 x 60 mm

P77 - 2½ Rupiah
Front: Workers picking corn at left, issue date at lower center
Back: Corn at right, forgery warning at upper left
Size: 120 x 60 mm


1961 Issue

P78 - 1 Rupiah
Front: Workers in a rice field, issue date at lower center
Back: Vegetables, forgery warning at upper center
Size: 119 x 60 mm

P79 - 2½ Rupiah
Front: Workers picking corn at left, issue date at lower center
Back: Corn at right, forgery warning at upper left
Size: 120 x 60 mm


1961 Borneo Issue

P79b - 2½ Rupiah
Serial Number: BAB073790
Front: President Soekarno, the first Indonesian president, at left
Back: Javanese dancer at right
Size: 127 x 64 mm


Bank Indonesia

1960 Dated (1964) Issue - Soekarno Series for Riau Region in Sumatera and West Irian Region of Papua

P80 - 1 Rupiah
Issue Date: 15 October 1963
Serial Number: DA880033
Front: President Soekarno, the first Indonesian president, at left
Back: Female wayang orang dancer, Garuda Pancasila at left
Watermark: Soekarno
Printer: Pertjetakan Kebajorah
Signature: R. M. Notohamiprodjo
Size: 120 x 60 mm

P81 - 2½ Rupiah
Issue Date: 15 October 1963
Serial Number: ADR097215
Front: President Soekarno at left
Back: Female wayang orang dancer, Garuda Pancasila at left
Watermark: Soekarno
Printer: Pertjetakan Kebajorah
Signature: R. M. Notohamiprodjo
Size: 119 x 60 mm

P82 - 5 Rupiah
Issue Date: 15 October 1963
Serial Number: ACT092994
Front: President Soekarno at left
Back: Female Bali dancer, Garuda Pancasila at left
Watermark: Soekarno
Printer: Pertjetakan Kebajorah
Signature: Mr. Soetikno Slamet and Mr. Indra Kasoema
Size: 119 x 60 mm

P83 - 10 Rupiah
Issue Date: 01 May 1963
Serial Number: PBM096747
Front: President Soekarno at left, Garuda Pancasila at center
Back: Female dancers from Bali
Watermark: Soekarno
Printer: Pertjetakan Kebajorah
Signature: Mr. Soetikno Slamet and Mr. Indra Kasoema
Size: 140 x 70 mm

P84 - 25 Rupiah
Serial Number: LBE016694
Front: President Soekarno at left, Garuda Pancasila at center
Back: Female dancer at right
Watermark: Buffalo head
Printer: Pertjetakan Kebajorah
Signature: Mr. Soetikno Slamet and Mr. Indra Kasoema
Size: 145 x 72 mm

P85 - 50 Rupiah
Serial Number: JBM050186
Front: President Soekarno at left, Garuda Pancasila at center
Back: Female dancer and two men in the background
Watermark: Buffalo head
Printer: Pertjetakan Kebajorah
Signature: Mr. Soetikno Slamet and Mr. Indra Kasoema
Size: 152 x 72 mm

P86 - 100 Rupiah
Serial Number: XQL029298
Front: President Soekarno at left, Garuda Pancasila at center
Back: Female and male dancer wearing traditional dress from Minangkabauat right
Watermark: President Soekarno
Printer: Pertjetakan Kebajorah
Signature: Mr. Soetikno Slamet and Mr. Indra Kasoema
Size: 157 x 78 mm

P87a - 500 Rupiah
Issue Date: 20 February 1967
Serial Number: VW1600
Front: President Soekarno at left, Garuda Pancasila at center
Back: Javanese female and male dancers wearing traditional dress
Watermark: President Soekarno
Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited, UK
Signature: Mr. Soetikno Slamet and Mr. Indra Kasoema
Size: 165 x 82 mm

P88a - 1000 Rupiah
Serial Number: FG0694
Front: President Soekarno at left, Garuda Pancasila at center
Back: Female and male dancers wearing traditional dress
Watermark: President Soekarno
Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited, UK
Signature: Mr. Soetikno Slamet and Mr. Indra Kasoema
Size: 170 x 84 mm


1963 Issue

P89 - 10 Rupiah
Serial Number: WBK078647
Front: Balinese wood carver at left, metallic security thread
Back: Balinese houses at center
Watermark: Buffalo head
Size: 133 x 65 mm


1964 Issue - Dwikora (Volunteer) Series

P90 - 1 Sen
Issue Date: 13 December 1965
Front: Male farmer wearing a bamboo hat at right
Back: Ornamental vignette
Signature: Jusuf Muda Dalam dan Hertatijanto
Size: 103 x 52 mm

1 Rupiah = 100 Sen

P91 - 5 Sen
Issue Date: 13 December 1965
Front: Female volunteer in uniform at right
Back: Oranmental vignette
Signature: Jusuf Muda Dalam and Hertatijanto
Size: 104 x 52 mm

P92 - 10 Sen
Issue Date: 13 December 1965
Front: Female volunteer in uniform at right
Ornamental vignetter
Signature: Jusuf Muda Dalam and Hertatijanto
Size: 104 x 52 mm

P93 - 25 Sen
Issue Date: 13 December 1965
Front: Male volunteer in uniform at right
Back: Ornamental vignetter
Signature: Jusuf Muda Dalam and Hertatijanto
Size: 112 x 55 mm

P94 - 50 Sen
Issue Date: 13 December 1965
Front: Male volunteer in uniform at right
Back: Ornamental vignette
Signature: Jusuf Muda Dalam and Hertatijanto
Size: 112 x 56 mm


1964 Issue - Handicraft Series

P95 - 25 Rupiah (Similar to P57)
Issue Date: 21 May 1965
Serial Number: PAE017258
Front: Batak woman weaver at left, Garuda Pancasila in light brown at right
Back: Traditional house of Batak/Toba (North Sumatera) house at center
Signature: Jusuf Muda Dalam and Hertatijanto
Size: 150 x 75 mm

P96 - 50 Rupiah (Similar to P58)
Issue Date: 27 April 1965
Serial Number: CA0058020
Front: Timor woman spinner at left, Garuda Pancasila in light green at right
Back: Traditional house of Timor at center
Signature: Jusuf Muda Dalam and Hertatijanto
Size: 150 x 75 mm

P97 - 100 Rupiah (Similar to P59)
Issue Date: 10 March 1965
Serial Number: SFE073104
Front: Man harvesting latex from a rubber tree at left
Back: Traditional house of Kalimantan at center
Watermark: Buffalo head
Signature: Jusuf Muda Dalam and Hertatijanto
Size: 150 x 75 mm

P98 - 100 Rupiah
Issue Date: 19 November 1965
Serial Number: BAS097019
Front: Man harvesting latex from a rubber tree at left
Back: Traditional house of Kalimantan at center
Watermark: None — Overprinted Gardua Pancasila
Signature: Jusuf Muda Dalam and Hertatijanto
Size: 150 x 75 mm

P99 - 10000 Rupiah
Serial Number: BCK04905
Issue Date: 18 August 1964
Front: Two fishermen pulling out a fish trap at left
Back: Landscape of Barito River in Kalimantan at center
Watermark: Buffalo head
Signature: Jusuf Muda Dalam and Hertatijanto
Size: 170 x 95 mm

P100 - 10000 Rupiah
Serial Number: EKJ07805
Issue Date: 29 March 1965
Front: Two fishermen pulling out a fish trap at left
Back: Landscape of Barito River in Kalimantan at center
Watermark: Buffalo head
Signature: Jusuf Muda Dalam and Hertatijanto
Size: 170 x 95 mm

P101 - 10000 Rupiah
Serial Number: WWM05906
Issue Date: 19 November 1965
Front: Two fishermen pulling out a fish trap at left, light greenGaruda Pancasila in watermark area at right
Back: Landscape of Barito River in Kalimantan at center
Watermark: Buffalo head
Signature: Jusuf Muda Dalam and Hertatijanto
Size: 170 x 95 mm


1968 Issue - Soedirman Series

By 1968 the Suharto New Order had been established, and Bank Indonesia, as of 1968 was given sole right to issue banknotes (including notes below 5 rupiah) as well as coins (which had previously been the issue of the central government).

Hence, the new issue of banknotes 1 to 1,000 Rupiah, dated 1968, were all eminating from Bank Indonesia. The notes featured the revolutionary hero General Soedirman, backed by various scenes of industry. The notes were issued in 1968 and 1969. In 1970, notes of the same theme (but a different watermark) were added in 5,000 and 10,000 rupiah denominations, thus restoring notes to the same denominations that had been circulating prior the 1965 devaluation.

P102 - 1 Rupiah
Issue Date: 08 January 1968
Serial Number: CLJ061125
Front: General Soedirman at left, Garuda Pancasila at right
Back: Woman rearing plants
Signature: Radius Prawiro and Soeksmono B, Martokoesoemo
Watermark: Garuda Pancasila
Size: 112 x 56 mm

P103 - 2½ Rupiah
Issue Date: 08 January 1968
Serial Number: AWE034419
Front: General Soedirman at left, Garuda Pancasila at right
Back: Woman holding rice stalks at left
Signature: Radius Prawiro and Soeksmono B, Martokoesoemo
Watermark: Garuda Pancasila
Size: 112 x 56 mm

P104 - 5 Rupiah
Issue Date: 15 April 1968
Serial Number: QBW099491
Front: General Soedirman at left, Garuda Pancasila at upper center
Back: Jatiluhur Dam hydroelectric power station construction at center right
Watermark: Garuda Pancasila
Signature: Radius Prawiro and Soeksmono B, Martokoesoemo
Size: 132 x 66 mm

General Soedirman (24 January 1916 - 29 January 1950), also spelled Sudirman, was the first commander in chief of Indonesia and the military commander of Indonesian forces during the country's fight for independence from the Dutch in the 1940s.

The Jatiluhur Dam is located 9 kilometers from Purwakarta in West Java on the Citarum River. Situated halfway between Jakarta and Bandung, this dam was originally built with French technical assistance in the 1950's to generate electrical power for the region.

P105 - 10 Rupiah
Issue Date: 15 April 1968
Serial Number: LCA059228
Front: General Soedirman at left, Garuda Pancasila at upper center
Back: Oil refinery at center right
Watermark: Garuda Pancasila
Signature: Radius Prawiro and Soeksmono B. Martokoesoemo
Size: 131 x 66 mm

P106 - 25 Rupiah
Replacement Note
Issue Date: 13 January 1969
Serial Number: XRX066491
Front: General Soedirman at left, Garuda Pancasila at upper center
Back: Ampera Bridge in Palembang, South Sumatera at center right
Watermark: Garuda Pancasila
Signature: Radius Prawiro and Soeksmono B. Martokoesoemo
Size: 132 x 66 mm

P107 - 50 Rupiah
Issue Date: 15 April 1968
Serial Number: RCM010372
Front: General Soedirman at left, Garuda Pancasila at upper center
Back: Airplane maintenance in hangar at center right
Watermark: Garuda Pancasila
Signature: Radius Prawiro and Soeksmono B. Martokoesoemo
Size: 132 x 66 mm

P108 - 100 Rupiah
Issue Date: 13 January 1969
Serial Number: KGG019874
Front: General Soedirman at left, Garuda Pancasila at upper center
Back: Brick industry and harbor at center right
Watermark: Garuda Pancasila
Signature: Radius Prawiro and Soeksmono B. Martokoesoemo
Size: 144 x 72 mm

P109 - 500 Rupiah
Issue Date: 13 January 1969
Serial Number: UDA087306
Front: General Soedirman at left, Garuda Pancasila at upper center
Back: Spinning mill at center right
Watermark: Garuda Pancasila
Signature: Radius Prawiro and Soeksmono B. Martokoesoemo
Size: 144 x 72 mm

P110 - 1000 Rupiah
Issue Date: 13 January 1969
Serial Number: YDH037288
Front: General Soedirman at left, Garuda Pancasila at upper center
Back: Factory at center right
Watermark: Garuda Pancasila
Signature: Radius Prawiro and Soeksmono B. Martokoesoemo
Size: 142 x 72 mm

P111 - 5000 Rupiah
Issue Date: 02 April 1970
Serial Number: DD690919
Front: General Soedirman at left, Garuda Pancasila at upper center
Back: Tonasa cement factory at center right
Watermark: Portrait of Prince Diponegoro, national hero from Central Java
Printer: P.N. Pertjetakan Kebajorah Imp.
Signature: Radius Prawiro and Soeksmono B. Martokoesoemo
Size: 156 x 78 mm

P112 - 10000 Rupiah
Issue Date: 02 April 1970
Serial Number: OAA037049
Front: General Soedirman at left, Garuda Pancasila at upper center
Back: Highway construction at center right
Watermark: Portrait of Prince Diponegoro, national hero from Central Java
Printer: P.N. Pertjetakan Kebajorah Imp.
Signature: Radius Prawiro and Soeksmono B. Martokoesoemo
Size: 156 x 78 mm


1975 Issue

Due to counterfeiting of the Soedirman notes, the 1,000, 5,000 and 10,000 rupiah notes were all re-designed, dated 1975, and issued in 1976. The Soedirman notes of 1000 rupiah and above were withdrawn as legal tender as of 1 September 1977.

Redesigns of the 100 and 500 rupiah notes followed in 1978, thereby completing the third series of notes to be issued since the 1965 devaluation.

P113 - 1000 Rupiah
Issue Date: 01 June 1976
Serial Number: CBG064618
Front: Prince Diponegoro, national hero from Central Java, at left, Garuda Pancasila at upper right
Back: Farmer with buffalo plowing terraced rice fields at center
Watermark: Gajah Mada, ancient statesman of Majapahit kingdom
Signature: Rachmat Saleh and Soeksmono B. Martokoesoemo
Size: 159 x 79 mm

P114 - 5000 Rupiah
Issue Date: 05 October 1976
Serial Number: CAM054430
Front: Fisherman with net at right, Garuda Pancasila at upper left
Back: Fishing boats
Watermark: Dewi Sartika, female national hero from West Java
Signature: Rachmat Saleh and Soeksmono B. Martokoesoemo
Size: 159 x 79 mm

P115 - 10000 Rupiah
Issue Date: 15 July 1976
Serial Number: DAW058741
Front: Ramayana stone relief from Borobudur Temple at right, Garuda Pancasila at upper left
Back: Statue of Kala's head from Jago Temple in East Java
Watermark: General Soedirman
Signature: Rachmat Saleh and Soeksmono B. Martokoesoemo
Size: 157 x 78 mm


The giant head is about three feet tall.


1977 Issue - Banknotes of the Indonesian Central Bank

P116 - 100 Rupiah
Issue Date: 01 October 1977
Serial Number: CJG014933
Front: Java Rhinoceros at left, Garuda Pancasila at upper right
Back: Java rhinoceros in a Ujung Kulon jungle at center
Watermark: Garuda Pancasila
Signature: Rachmat Saleh and Arifin M. Siregar
Size: 145 x 72 mm

P117 - 150 Rupiah
Issue Date: 05 April 1978
Serial Number: KJA073229
Front: Woman and two Vanda orchids at left, Garuda Pancasila at upper right
Back: Bank of Indonesia building in Jl. Thamrin, Jakarta at center
Watermark: Bank of Indonesia building in Jakarta
Signature: Rachmat Saleh and Arifin M. Siregar
Size: 145 x 72 mm


1979 Issue - Banknotes of the Indonesian Central Bank

P118 - 10000 Rupiah
Issue Date: 29 June 1979
Serial Number: SAB049409
Front: Depiction of gamelan instruments from Central Java and their players, Garuda Pancasila at left center
Back: Prambanan Temple at right
Watermark: Dr. Soetomo
Signature: Rachmat Saleh and Arifin M. Siregar
Size: 159 x 80 mm


1980 Issue - Banknotes of the Indonesian Central Bank

P119 - 1000 Rupiah
Issue Date: 01 July 1980
Serial Number: SZC187760
Front: Dr. Soetomo at center, Garuda Pancasila at upper left
Back: Sianok Valley mountains at center
Watermark: Sultan Hasanudin
Signature: Rachmat Saleh and Durmawel Achmad
Size: 145 x 72 mm

Dr. Soetomo (30 July 1888 - 30 May 1938) worked as a government doctor from 1911 until 1919. Between 1919 and 1923, he continued medical studies in the Netherlands. In the year 1924 , founded the Indonesian Descriptive Study Club in Surabaya, in 1930 founded the Indonesian National Party and in 1935 founded the Parindra Party (Indonesia Raya).

Sultan Hasanudin ruled the kingdom of Gowa in eastern Indonesia in the late 1600s. Because of his courage and resistance to the Dutch, he was nicknamed "The Rooster / Jago of the Eastern Continent". He was made a National Hero by Presidential Decree on 06 November1973

P120 - 5000 Rupiah
Issue Date: 01 March 1982
Serial Number: HOP027150
Front: Diamond cutter from Kalimantan at center, Garuda Pancasila at upper left
Back: Three traditional Torajan houses from Celebes at center right
Watermark: Dewi Sartika
Signature: Rachmat Saleh and Durmawel Achmad
Size: 152 x 76 mm

Dewi Sartika (04 December 1884 - 11 September 1947), was the leading figure and pioneer for the education for women in Indonesia. She was acknowledged as a National Hero by the Indonesian government in 1966.


1982 Issue

P121 - 500 Rupiah
Issue Date: 01 December 1982
Serial Number: AWA029278
Front: Man standing behind Amorphophallus Titanium giant flower at left, Garuda Pancasila at upper right
Back: Central Bank of Jakarta Kota branch building at center and right
Watermark: General A. Yani
Signature: Rachmat Saleh and Durmawel Achmad
Size: 140 x 68 mm

The titan arum or Amorphophallus titanum is a flowering plant with the largest unbranched inflorescence (a cluster of flowers arranged on a stem) in the world. Due to its fragrance, which is reminiscent of the smell of a decomposing mammal,[1] the titan arum is also known as a carrion flower, the "Corpse flower", or "Corpse plant"

General Ahmad Yani (19 June 1922 - 1 October 1965) was the commander of the Indonesian Army, and was killed by members of the 30 September Movement during an attempt to kidnap him from his house. The General is a National Hero of Indonesia.


1984-1988 Issue

P122s - 100 Rupiah
Specimen Note
Issue Date: 01 February 1985
Serial Number: XFL501292
Front: Goura Victoria, Victoria crowned pigeon, at left, Garuda Pancasila at upper right
Back: Bendungan Tangga Asahan (Asahan Dam)
Watermark: Garuda Pancasila
Signature: Arifin M. Siregar and Sujitno Siswowidagdo
Size: 133 x 64 mm

P122 - 100 Rupiah
Issue Date: 01 February 1985
Serial Number: ULY057553
Front: Goura Victoria, Victoria crowned pigeon, at left, Garuda Pancasila at upper right
Back: Bendungan Tangga Asahan (Asahan Dam)
Watermark: Garuda Pancasila
Signature: Arifin M. Siregar and Sujitno Siswowidagdo
Size: 133 x 64 mm

P123 - 500 Rupiah
Issue Date: 29 January 1988
Serial Number: OBY041337
Front: Cervus Timorensis, Rusa deer, at left, Garuda Pancasila at upper right
Back: Bank of Indonesia Cirebon branch at right
Watermark: General A. Yani
Signature: Arifin M. Siregar and Sujitno Siswowidagdo
Size: 139 x 67 mm

P124 - 1000 Rupiah
Issue Date: 30 June 1987
Serial Number: FWL223386
Front: King Raj Sisingamangaraja XII at center, Garuda Pancasila at left
Back: Siti Hinggil Kraton Yogyakarta (Siti Hinggil Sultan Palace in Yogyakarta)
Watermark: Sultan Hasanudin
Signature: Arifin M. Siregar and Sujitno Siswowidagdo
Size: 145 x 72 mm

King Si Singamangaraja XII (1849 - 17 June 1907) was a ruler in the area Tapanuli , North Sumatra in the late 19th century.

Kraton Yogyakarta is located in the center of the city of Yogyakarta or just Yogya as the local people call it. Karaton means a place where the Ratu-king lives. The first king moved to his huge and magnificent Karaton on October 7, 1756. Although there are some European style of some parts of the building, structurally this is the vivid example of Javanese palace architecture.

P125 - 5000 Rupiah
Issue Date: 01 February 1985
Serial Number: KAV087095
Front: Teuku Umar at center, Garuda Pancasila at upper right corner
Back: Menara Kudus (Kudus city tower) at right
Watermark: Maria Christina Tiahahu
Signature: Arifin M. Siregar and Sujitno Siswowidagdo
Size: 152 x 76 mm

P126 - 10000 Rupiah
Issue Date: 27 December 1985
Serial Number: NHK037487
Front: R. A. Kartini at left, Prambanan Temple at center, Garuda Pancasila at upper right
Back: Woman graduate at center right and the national red and white flag
Watermark: Dr. Tjipto Mangoenkoesoemo
Signature: Arifin M. Siregar and Sujitno Siswowidagdo
Size: 158 x 76 mm

Dr. Tjipto Mangoenkoesoemo (1886 - 08 March 1943) was a prominent Indonesian in the independence movement.


1992 Issue

P127b - 100 Rupiah
Issue Date: 28 December 1992
Serial Number: HML029001
Front: A Phinisi sailboar with unfurling sail at left, Garuda Pancasila at upper right
Back: Volcano Anak Krakatau at right
Watermark: Ki Hajar Dewantara
Signature: Adrianus Mooy and Sujitno Siswowidagdo
Size: 136 x 68 mm

Ki Hajar Dewantara (2 May 1889 - 28 April 1959), born Raden Mas Soewardi Soerjaningrat in Yogyakarta, was a pioneer in the field of education in Indonesia.

P128 - 500 Rupiah
Issue Date: 28 December 1992
Serial Number: LUN416018
Front: Orangutan sitting on a limb at left, Garuda Pancasila at upper right
Back: Rumah Adat Kalimantan Timuri, traditional East Kalimantan wood houses, at right
Watermark: H. O. S. Cokroaminoto
Printer: Perum Percetakan Uang
UV: Fluorescent yellow and blue fibers
Signature: Adrianus Mooy and Sjahril Sabirin
Size: 140 x 68 mm

Hadji Oemar Said Tjokroaminoto (16 August 1882 - 17 December 1934) was a nationalist, the first leader of Sarekat Dagang Islam (Islamic Trade Union, later Sarekat Islam) in Indonesia.

P129a - 1000 Rupiah
Issue Date: 28 December 1992
Serial Number: EAZ057864
Front: Danau Toba (Lake Toba) at center and left, Garuda Pancasila at upper right
Back: Lompat Batu Pulau Nias (Stone jumping on Nias Island)
Watermark: Cut Nyak Meutia
Printer: Perum Percetakan Uang
UV: Fluorescent yellow and blue fibers
Signature: Adrianus Mooy and Hendrobudiyanto
Size: 144 x 68 mm

Centuries ago, the island of Nias, which lies to the west of Sumatra, was governed by war commanders. Determining whether a man deserves to be a soldier, was not only determined by physical fitness and ability of martial arts, but by the ability to jump over a 2.3 meter (7½ foot) high stone structure, without touching the surface!

P130h - 5000 Rupiah
Issue Date: 10 February 1992
Serial Number: YQH241449
Front: Sasando Rote (Sasando musical instrument and Rote Island woven tapestry at center, Garuda Pancasila at upper right
Back: Danau Kelimutu (volcano at Lake Kelimutu in Flores Island)
Watermark: Tjut Njak Din
Printer: Perum Percetakan Uang
UV: Fluorescent yellow and blue fibers
Signature: Adrianus Mooy and Hasudungan Tampubolon
Size: 144 x 72 mm

P131c - 10000 Rupiah
Issue Date:
Serial Number: RBQ045100
Front: Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono IX at left, girl scouts camping at center, Garuda Pancasila at upper right
Back: Borobudur Temple on the hillside
Watermark: W.R. Soepratman
Printer: Perum Percetakan Uang
UV: Fluorescent green and blue fibers
Signature: Adrianus Mooy and Hasudungan Tampubolon
Size: 149 x 73 mm

P132a - 20000 Rupiah
Serial Number: PET005031
Front: Red bird of paradise at center, Garuda Pancasila at upper right
Back: Cloves flower at center, map of Indonesian Archipelago at right
Watermark: K.H. Dewantara
Printer: Perum Percetakan Uang
UV: Fluorescent yellow and blue fibers, flouresecnt blue and yellow security strip
Size: 152 x 72 mm


1993 Commemorative Issues

P133 - 50000 Rupiah
Issue Date:
Serial Number: AAH080742
Front: President Soeharto at center left surrounded by scenes of development in Indonesia, Garuda Pancasila at upper right corner
Back: Garuda Indonesia (the national airlines of Indonesia) Boeing 747 over Soekarno-Hatta International Airport
Watermark: W. R. Soepratman
Printer: Perum Percetakan Uang
UV: Fluorescent green fibers, fluorescent green rectangle with "50000" at upper right on reverse, under airplace and serial number
Security: Segmented foil over security thread
Size: 152 x 76 mm

P134 - 50000 Rupiah
Issue Date: 01 March 1993
Serial Number: ZZZ 047258
Polymer Note
Front: President Soeharto at center left surrounded by scenes of development in Indonesia, President Soeharto in OVD in clear window at right, Garuda Pancasila at upper right corner
Back: Garuda Indonesia (the national airlines of Indonesia) Boeing 747 over Soekarno-Hatta International Airport
Watermark: Soeharto in holographic drawing
Printer: Perum Percetakan Uang
UV: Fluorescent yellow and blue fibers
Signature: Adrianus Mooy and Hasudungan Tampubolon
Size: 140 x 68 mm


1995 Issue

P135 - 20000 Rupiah, 1995
Serial Number: FFD223290
Front: Cenderawasih Merah, red bird of paradise at center, Garuda Pancasila at upper right
Back: Cengkeh, cloves flowers at center, map of the Indonesian Archipelgo at right
Security: Segmented foil over security thread
UV: Blue and green fluorescent fibers
Watermark: K.H. Dewantara
Size: 152 x 72 mm

P136c - 50000 Rupiah
Issue Date: 1997
Serial Number: XMG195248
Front: President Soeharto at center left surrounded by scenes of development in Indonesia, Garuda Pancasila at upper right corner
Back: Garuda Indonesia (the national airlines of Indonesia) Boeing 747 over Soekarno-Hatta International Airport
Watermark: W. R. Soepratman
Printer: Perum Percetakan Uang
UV: Fluorescent blue, green, and red fibers
Security: Segmented foil over security thread
Size: 152 x 76 mm


1998-1999 Issue

P137a - 10000 Rupiah, 1998
Serial Number: SRN114910
Front: Tjut Njak Dhien at center, Garuda Pancasila at upper right corner, Bank of Indonesia monogram at lower right
Back: Segara Anak volcanic lake
UV: Green and blue fluorescent fibers
Watermark: W.R. Soepratman
Size: 149 x 72 mm

P138f - 20000 Rupiah, 2003
Serial Number: XUM333482
Front: Ki Hadjar Dewantara at center, Garuda Pancasila at upper left corner, Ganesha at left
Back: Classroom
UV: Green fluorescent fibers
Watermark: Ki Hadjar Dewantara
Size: 153 x 72 mm

P139f - 50000 Rupiah, 1999
Serial Number: ETQ089430
Front: Wage Rudolf Soepratman at center
Back: Military personnel hoisting flag on Independence Day
Size: 151 x 74 mm

P140 - 100000 Rupiah, 1999
Polymer Note
Serial Number: ASG 028256
Front: Soekarno and Hatta at center, red transparent window at right
Back: Parliament Building
Printer: Note Printing, Australia and Thailand
Size: 153 x 65 mm


2000 Issue

P141g - 1000 Rupiah, 2000
Front: Kapitan Pattimura at center, Garuda Pancasila at upper right
Back: Fishing boat and volcano at center
Size: 140 x 64 mm

Thomas Matulessy, born Mat Lussy (June 8, 1783 - December 16, 1817), also known as Kapitan Pattimura or simply Pattimura, was a Muslim Ambonese soldier who led a rebellion against Dutch forces on Saparua near Ambon in Maluku. He took the Dutch fortress there and repelled the colonial force sent against him. The Dutch Resident on Saparua and his family (except for one child) were murdered, the Dutch sent reinforcements from Batavia (modern-day Jakarta); the rebels were defeated and Matulesia surrendered. In December 1817 he was hanged along with three others.

P141j - 1000 Rupiah, 2009
Front: Kapitan Pattimura at center, Garuda Pancasila at upper right
Back: Fishing boat and volcano at center
Size: 141 x 65 mm


2001 Issue

P142e - 5000 Rupiah, 2001
Front: Tuanku Imam Bondjol at center, Garuda Pancasila at upper right
Back: Female at hand loom at center
Size: 140 x 65 mm

Tuanku Imam Bonjol (1772 – November 6, 1864), also known as Muhammad Syahab, Peto Syarif, and Malim Basa, was a hero in the Indonesian struggle against Dutch rule.

P143 - 10000 Rupiah, 2005
Front: Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II
Back: Rumah Limab, Palembang
Size: 145 x 64 mm

P144a - 20000 Rupiah, 2004
Front: Otto Iskandar Dinata at center
Back: Tea pickers, West Java
Size: 147 x 64 mm

P145 - 50000 Rupiah, 2005
Front: I Gusti Ngurah Rai at center
Back: Pura Ulun Danu Bratan at Beratan Lake in Bali
Size: 149 x 65 mm

Lieutenant Colonel I Gusti Ngurah Rai (Desa Carangsari, Kabupaten Badung Bali, 30 January 1917 - Marga, Tabanan, 20 November 1946) is an Indonesian National Hero who commanded Indonesian forces in Bali against the Dutch during the Indonesian War of Independence. He was killed in the Battle of Margarana

Pura Ulun Danu Bratan, or Pura Bratan, is a major water temple on Bali, Indonesia. The temple complex is located on the shores of Danau Bratan (Lake Bratan), the second largest lake in Bali, in the mountains near Bedugul.

P146a - 100000 Rupiah, 2004
Front: Dr. Ir Soekarno and Dr. H. Mohammad Hatta at center
Back: Parliament building
Size: 151 x 65 mm

P146e - 100000 Rupiah, 2004/2009
Front: Dr. Ir Soekarno and Dr. H. Mohammad Hatta at center
Back: Parliament building
Size: 152 x 65 mm


2009 Issue

P-NEW - 2000 Rupiah, 2009
Front: Pangeran Antasari at center
Back: Tarian Adat Dayak
Size: 141 x 65 mm

Pangeran Antasari (1809-1862) is an Indonesian national hero in the struggle against the Dutch during the Banjar War, Kalimantan Selatan.

Tarian Adat Dayak is traditional Indonesian dance of the Dayak tribe. The scene on the note appears to be Tari Gantar, a dance depicting the movement of people planting rice. Sticks describes bamboo wood and mortar, while grain rice seed described therein and the container. This dance is quite famous and often presented in welcoming guests.


2010 Issue

P-NEW - 10000 Rupiah, 2010
Front: Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II at center, Garuda Pancasila at upper right
Back: Rumah Limas, house located in the backyard of the Museum Bala Putra Dewa, a typical house from South Sumatra, at center
Signature: Darmin Nasution (Deputi Gubernr Senior) and Muliaman D. Hadad (Deputi Gubernur)
Printer: Perum Percetakan Uang Republik Indonesia
Size: 145 x 65 mm

Note: The image is a photograph because the banknote could not be scanned.