Indonesia announces the faces of its new series
The Jakarta Post has an article about the next Indonesian banknote series to be issued later this year by the Bank Indonesia (although that is hard to believe considering earlier reports that a new series won't be issued until 2020). President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has decided the portraits of 12 national heroes will feature on the new series. The new notes will also be issued in the name of "Negara Kesatuan Republik Indonesia" (The Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia) instead of the "Bank Indonesia".
The following 12 people will be honored on the new banknotes:
- 1,000 rupiah: Tjut Meutiah
- 2,000 rupiah: Mohammad Husni Thamrin
- 5,000 rupiah: K.H. Idham
- 10,000 rupiah: Frans Kaisiepo
- 20,000 rupiah: First governor of Sulawesi Gerungan Saul Samuel Jacob Ratulangi
- 50,000 rupiah: Former Prime Minister Juanda Kartawidjaja
- 100,000 rupiah: Founding fathers Soekarno and Mohammad Hatta
The exact issue date is not known as far as I could tell but apparently there are no plans for a redenomination.
Update 16-12-2016: the Jakarta Globe reports that the new notes will enter circulation from 19 December 2016.
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