According to an article in The Jakarta Post dated 4 February 2010, “Bank Indonesia's (BI) plan to start minting 800 million new Rp 1,000 (about 10 US cents) coins has been delayed until April, a central bank official says. Yopie Alimudin, the central bank's deputy director for currency circulation said, as quoted by kompas.com, that the original plan was to start minting the new coin in February, but it was delayed due to “certain reasons”. He did not elaborate. BI had planned to issue a Rp 2,000 banknote (about 22 US cents) and a Rp 1,000 coin this year. Only the new banknote has been circulating. The Rp 2,000 bill will be the country's smallest denomination banknote once the Rp 1,000 coin takes the place of the existing Rp 1,000 bill. The new coins, like the new bill, will use Braille making them more convenient for visually impaired people. BI is preparing new designs and security systems to discourage counterfeiters. The last time BI issued new-look banknotes was in 2005, with its release of new Rp 50,000 and Rp 100,000 bills. The central bank will issue approximately Rp 5.6 billion worth of banknotes and coins this year. At present, BI coins come in denominations of Rp 100, Rp 200, and Rp 500, while banknotes are in denominations of either Rp 1,000, Rp 5,000, Rp 10,000, Rp 20,000, Rp 50,000 or Rp 100,000.”

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All denominations of notes from Bank Indonesia have now been confirmed dated 2009 with new signatures.















Courtesy of Claudio Marana and Bill Stubkjaer.

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On 9 July 2009, Bank Indonesia introduced a brand new 2,000-rupiah (US$0.20) note which joins the currently circulating denominations of 1,000, 5,000, 10,000, 20,000, 50,000, and 100,000 rupiah. Bank Indonesia states that the banknote is fulfilling a need among the Indonesian population to have a value between the much-used values of 1,000 and 5,000 rupiah.

The mainly gray-colored banknote measures 141 x 65 and features a portrait of Prince Antasari on the front. He is a national hero from Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan. At the back side is a drawing of a traditional Dayak dance. The display of a national hero is a continuation of the current set of banknotes already in circulation, which all feature national Indonesian heroes. The banknote has a watermark of the prince, a solid security thread with printed BI 2000, and microprinting.



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100,000 rupiah (US$9.75), 2004/2008. Like Pick 146, but new date.

Does anyone have this note with the date 2004/2006? If so, please send scans so that I can share them.

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According to a TempoInteractive article dated December 19, 2008, Bank Indonesia (BI) has yet again postponed the printing of 2,000-rupiah notes. Junino Jahja, executive-director of Perum Peruri, the state-owned banknote printing company, said his office will print 2,000-rupiah notes in 2009, for issuance by BI in 2009. “We are still waiting for Bank Indonesia's decision on when to print the banknotes, including the design and everything,” said Junino, who also indicated that BI now plans to issue 1,000-rupiah notes, apparently reversing plans to replace that denomination with a coin.

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Like Pick 141, but dated 2000/2008.



Like Pick 143, but dated 2005/2008.



Like Pick 144, but dated 2004/2008.

Images courtesy of David Murcek.

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According to a TempoInteractive article dated 18 September 2008, BI has postponed the printing of 2,000-rupiah notes and delayed plans to drop the 1,000-rupiah note for a coin. BI had planned to print 600,000 of the new 2,000-rupiah notes in July 2008, but now expects to wait until the end of 2008. “It is not easy to get this kind of paper,” explained Deputy Governor Budi Rohadi.

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1,000 rupiah (US$0.10), 2000/2007. Like P141, but new date.


5,000 rupiah (US$0.55), 2001/2008. Like P142, but new date.


50,000 rupiah (US$5.50), 2005/2007. Like P139, but new date.

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According to a 3 March 2008, article in The Jakarta Post, Bank Indonesia (BI) is set to issue a 2,000-rupiah banknote (US$0.22) and 1,000-rupiah coin in the second semester of this year. “BI has decided to issue a new banknote and coin after considering people’s needs, as well as costs for making banknotes,” said BI Deputy Governor Budi Rochadi. The 2,000-rupiah note will be the country’s smallest denomination note once the existing 1,000-rupiah note (Pick 141) is replaced by a coin. The new banknote and coin will be employ braille making them more convenient for blind people. BI is preparing new designs and security systems to discourage counterfeiters. The last time BI issued revised banknotes was in 2005, with its released of new 50,000- and 100,000-rupiah notes (Pick 144).

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