For those of us out
there who are travelling to Indonesia soon, you'll most likely head
to the money changers for currency exchange. Here's a little
something about Indonesia's official currency; it is called the
Indonesian Rupiah (IDR). The Rupiah derives its name from its sister
currency the Indian Rupee.
Issued by the official
bank of Indonesia, the official symbol or currency code is known by
'RP' and its history dates back to . The coins are called 'Sen' in
the local language is pronounced the same as 'Cent' with a silent
'T'. Denominations are as
such that 100Rp, 200Rp, 500Rp, and 1000Rp are in coins whereas the
rest are in notes as shown (1000 IDR can be in notes as well):
Below are a specimen
of the Rupiah notes with denominations being 1000Rp, 2000Rp, 5000Rp,
10'000Rp, 20'000Rp, 50'000Rp, and 100'000Rp respectively.
The currency's
devaluation played a significant role in the overthrow of the Suharto
regime in 1998. The Rupiah received a revised version of their
currency in 2011 and is getting stronger recently as of the year
2016. The notes have security features that are common such as
watermarks, electrotypes along with security threads and some others
that may have been included are holograms, gold patches, or clear
windows.
Interestingly, locals
may sometimes refer to the currency as 'Perak' which means silver in
Indonesian. With that, be sure to have your notes exchanged before
the trip to prevent looking around for a money changer when you land;
however, most airports will have money changers. Till next time, safe
travels everyone!!
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