Indonesian rupiah
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The rupiah is the official currency of Indonesia, issued and controlled by Bank Indonesia. Its name is derived from the Sanskrit word for silver, rupyakam (रूप्यकम्). Sometimes, Indonesians also informally use the word perak in referring to rupiah in coins. The rupiah is divided into 100 cents, although high inflation has rendered all coins and banknotes denominated in cents obsolete.
The latest currency issued by Bank Indonesia as of August 2022
Rupiah banknotes usually feature Indonesian national heroes. Here, Pattimura (Thomas Matulessy) is featured in the old Rp1,000 banknote from 2000 to 2015.
Collection of Rp50,000 notes clearly displaying the security threads
1975 Rp10,000 banknote (obverse), depicting the Ramayana frieze at Borobudur, Yogyakarta.
Bank Indonesia
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Bank Indonesia (BI) is the central bank of the Republic of Indonesia. It replaced in 1953 the Bank of Java, which had been created in 1828 to serve the financial needs of the Dutch East Indies.
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Head office of the Bank of Java in Batavia, now Museum Bank Indonesia in Jakarta
Keizersgracht 666-668, former office of the Bank of Java in Amsterdam
Branch of De Javasche Bank in Bandung, built in 1918; now a museum