How Indonesian Bank Notes Have Changed Over The Past 70 Years

“Money” is constantly evolving.

To understand its development in Indonesia, we need a brief monetary history:

1854 – 1949
1 Netherlands Indies Gulden = 100 Cents

1943 – 1945
(Japanese occupation)
1 Roepiah = 100 Sen

1945/9 – 1965
Indonesia Rupiah = (Netherlands Indies Gulden) = 100 Sen,

1965 – Present
1 Indonesia Rupiah = 1.000 old Rupiah

So let’s take a look at how it’s changed over the years…

1945

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1952

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1958

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1960

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1968

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1984

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1992

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1998

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2000

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Editor’s Note: This post was originally published in February 2015 and has been updated.