#293 Indonesia 2½ Rupiah (front) / 1000 Rupiah (back)

Identity

Where & when

Country Indonesia

Currency IDR

Denomination 2½ Rupiah (front) / 1000 Rupiah (back)

Series name Seri Kebudayaan (Cultural Series)

Series year 1961 (front) / 1980 (back)

Issue year 1961 (front) / 1980 (back)

Era 1946_1989

Legal status demonetized

Predecessor currency Rupiah (De Javasche Bank)

Successor currency Rupiah (1965 redenomination)

Subjects & design

What's on the note

Front portrait Female farmer (front)

Reverse subject General Soedirman (back)

Watermark Garuda Pancasila

Color palette #d4c5a0,#8b7355,#4a5f6d

Themes agriculture,military,statesman

Language / script Latin, Indonesian

Front: Indonesian female farmer working in rice fields with agricultural tools. The scene represents Indonesia's agrarian economy and the importance of rice cultivation to the nation's food security and cultural identity. The denomination shown is 2½ rupiah from 1961, issued by Republik Indonesia during the early post-independence period.

Back: General Soedirman (1916–1950), the first commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces and a national hero of Indonesia. He led guerrilla warfare against Dutch forces during the Indonesian National Revolution (1945–1949) despite suffering from tuberculosis. He is revered as a symbol of dedication, sacrifice, and military leadership during Indonesia's struggle for independence. This portrait appears on the 1000 rupiah note dated 1980.

Production

How it was made

Issuer Bank Indonesia

Issuer (native) Bank Indonesia

Printer Pertjetakan Kebajoran

Engraver —

Material paper

Dimensions (mm) 143x73

Security features: intaglio,microprint

Geography

Indonesia in Asia

Indonesia in Asia. Other countries on the same continent shown in muted grey.

The story

Background & history

These images show two different Indonesian banknotes from different eras and denominations. The front shows a 2½ rupiah note from 1961, part of Indonesia's early post-independence currency issues under President Sukarno. The reverse shows a 1000 rupiah note from 1980, issued during President Suharto's New Order period. The pairing of these two different notes is unusual and suggests they are not the front and back of the same banknote, but rather two separate notes photographed together or misidentified as obverse and reverse.

Catalogue

Collector references

Pick # P-79

Krause ID —

Rarity tier scarce

Series range 1961–1964

Provenance

How it came to me

Acquired date —

Acquired from —

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Currency —

Condition

Grade VF

Serial number —

Both notes show moderate circulation with visible folds and handling wear but retain good detail.

Valuation

What it's worth now

$5–$15

Type default range $5–$15

Valuation history (1)

date	low	high	currency	source	note
2026-05-09 11:05:24	5.0	15.0	USD	ai	from claude-sonnet-4-5

Technical

History & extractions

AI extractions (3)

research:anthropic · claude-sonnet-4-5 2026-05-09 11:05:24

status: ok · step 10 · $0.0419 · 8016↓ + 1192↑ tokens

anthropic · claude-opus-4-5 2026-05-08 17:35:55

status: ok · step 2 · $0.1658 · 6293↓ + 952↑ tokens

anthropic · claude-sonnet-4-5 2026-05-08 17:35:55

status: ok · step 1 · $0.0350 · 6293↓ + 1078↑ tokens

Edits & decisions (4)

confirm_ok 2026-05-10 09:09:23

confirmed_ok: False → True

Approved 2026-05-09 11:05:57

review_status: Needs review → Approved

use_image 2026-05-09 11:04:47

me_front: 585 → 585 me_back: 587 → 584 donor_id: (null) → 292 donor_front: 583 → 583 donor_back: 584 → 587

use_image 2026-05-09 11:04:29

me_front: 585 → 585 me_back: 586 → 587 donor_id: (null) → 294 donor_front: 587 → 586 donor_back: 588 → 588

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