Monetary system: 1 Gulden = 100 cents (until 1948) 1 Rupiah = 100 sen (1945 - present)
DUA SETTENGAH RUPIAH
Year of issue: 1956 Value: 2 1/2 rupiah Issuer: Republic of Indonesia Type: banknote Obverse: elderly man in traditional clothing, on a dark red background Reverse: national symbol, the Garuda Pancasila bird, on a green background
SATU RUPIAH
Year of issue: 1951 Value: 1 rupiah Issuer: Republic of Indonesia Type: banknote Obverse: beach with palm trees, rice terraces, on a blue background Reverse: volcano, on a blue background Printer: Security Banknote Company (SBNC), US company
SATU RUPIAH
Year of issue: 1956 Value: 1 rupiah Issuer: Republic of Indonesia Type: banknote Obverse: portrait of a Javanese girl, on a blue background Reverse: national symbol, the Garuda Pancasila bird, on a blue background
DUA PULUH LIMA RUPIAH
Year of issue: 1959, January 1 Value: 25 rupiah Issuer: Bank Indonesia Type: banknote Obverse: water lilies, the words in old colonial spelling "Djakarta", "Djanuari", on a green background Reverse: two cranes, on a blue background Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited (TDLR), UK company
LIMA PULUH RUPIAH
Year of issue: 1959, January 1 Value: 50 rupiah Issuer: Bank Indonesia Type: banknote Obverse: sunflower, on a blue background Reverse: cotton plant, on a brown background Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited (TDLR), UK company
LIMA RUPIAH
Year of issue: 1951 Value: 5 rupiah Issuer: Republic of Indonesia Type: banknote Obverse: portrait of a Javanese man, on a blue background Reverse: the national symbol, the Garuda Pancasila bird, on a blue background Printer: Security Banknote Company (SBNC), US company
LIMA RUPIAH
Year of issue: 1947, January 1 Value: 5 rupiah Issuer: Republic of Indonesia Type: banknote Obverse: portrait of President Sukarno, the city of Yogyakarta in old spelling "Djokjakarta", on a green background Reverse: warning about banknote counterfeiting, on a green background
SERIBU RUPIAH
Year of issue: 2018 Value: 1000 rupiah Issuer: Bank Indonesia Type: banknote Obverse: Kapitan Pattimura - national hero from Ambon Island, symbol of the independence struggle, turquoise background Reverse: fishing boat in the foreground and the islands of Maitara and Tidore in the Maluku archipelago in the distance, turquoise background Printer: Perum Percetakan Uang RI (PERURI), Indonesian company
SEPULUH RIBU RUPIAH
Year of issue: 1992 Value: 10000 rupiah Issuer: Bank Indonesia Type: banknote Obverse: portrait of Vice President Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono IX, sultan and governor of the special region of Yogyakarta. Scout camping scene on a pink background. Reverse: Candi Borobudur - Borobudur Temple, the largest Buddhist temple in the world, on a pink background Printer: Perum Percetakan Uang RI (PERURI), Indonesian company
LIMA RATUS RUPIAH
Year of issue: 1982 Value: 500 rupiah Issuer: Bank Indonesia Type: banknote Obverse: Amorphophallus titanum - a tropical plant that can reach heights of over three meters, on a green background Reverse: the building of the national bank of Indonesia Printer: Perum Percetakan Uang RI (PERURI), Indonesian company
SERIBU RUPIAH
Year of issue: 1992 Value: 1000 rupiah Issuer: Bank Indonesia Type: banknote Obverse: Lake Toba on the island of Sumatra, the largest volcanic lake in the world, on a light blue background Reverse: lompat batu Pulau Nias - a coming-of-age ritual on Nias Island that involves jumping over a two-meter-high stone Printer: Perum Percetakan Uang RI (PERURI), Indonesian company
LIMA RIBU RUPIAH
Year of issue: 1992 Value: 5000 rupiah Issuer: Bank Indonesia Type: banknote Obverse: sasando (Rote) - a harp-like musical instrument from Rote Island, made from a bamboo tube surrounded by dried palm leaves (Borassus flabellifer) Reverse: the crater of Mount Kelimutu with its three differently colored lakes: red, blue, and green; the lake colors change periodically with volcanic activity Printer: Perum Percetakan Uang RI (PERURI), Indonesian company
DUA SETENGAH RUPIAH
Year of issue: 1968 Value: 2 1/2 rupiah Issuer: Bank Indonesia Type: banknote Obverse: General Sudirman, the first commander of the Indonesian national armed forces Reverse: woman collecting copra - the white, dried coconut kernel from which coconut oil is extracted Printer: P.N. Pertjetakan Kebajoran, Indonesian company
LIMA RUPIAH
Year of issue: 1968 Value: 5 rupiah Issuer: Bank Indonesia Type: banknote Obverse: General Sudirman, the first commander of the Indonesian national armed forces Reverse: Jatiluhur Dam built between 1957 and 1965 in West Java province Printer: P.N. Pertjetakan Kebajoran, Indonesian company
SERATUS RUPIAH
Year of issue: 1984 Value: 100 rupiah Issuer: Bank Indonesia Type: banknote Obverse: Victoria Goura pigeon, a large pigeon species native to New Guinea, with blue-gray plumage and a lacy crest Reverse: Bendungan Tangga Asahan - dam built between 1978 and 1981 on the Asahan River in northern Sumatra Printer: Perum Percetakan Uang RI (PERURI), Indonesian company
50 Cent
Year of issue: 1943, March 2 Value: 50 cents Issuer: Netherlands Indies Type: banknote Obverse: portrait of Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands, who reigned for 58 years between 1890 and 1948, the longest reign of a Dutch monarch Reverse: warning about banknote counterfeiting, written in two languages: Bahasa Indonesia and Dutch, on a green background Printer: American Banknote Company (ABNC), US company
SEPOELOEH ROEPIAH
Year of issue: 1944 Value: 10 rupiah Issuer: Dai Nippon Teikoku Seihu (Imperial Japanese Government) Type: banknote Obverse: dancer from the island of Java Reverse: two stupas and Buddha statues from Borobudur Temple Printer: probably printed locally in Sumatra
SERATOES ROEPIAH
Year of issue: 1944 Value: 100 rupiah Issuer: Dai Nippon Teikoku Seihu (Imperial Japanese Government) Type: banknote Obverse: on the left is a statue with a lion (Singa), on the right is a statue of Vishnu riding the Garuda bird, the national symbol of Indonesia Reverse: Wayang puppet - Wayang is a traditional puppet theater form originating on Java; today it can also be found on Bali. Wayang plays often describe episodes from Hindu mythology. Printer: probably printed locally in Sumatra
TEN DOLLARS
Year of issue: 1944 Value: 10 dollars Issuer: The Japanese Government Type: banknote Obverse: palm tree, banana tree (hence the nickname "banana money" for all banknotes of this type), tree and guava fruits, flanked on the right by pineapple fruits. Such banknotes were used during the Japanese occupation in Malaysia, Singapore, and northern Borneo (the Sabah and Sarawak regions) Reverse: view with palm trees, the sea with a modern vessel in the distance Printer: probably printed locally in Sumatra
Note: The objects illustrated in this article are part of the author's private collection.