Some of these may look a little familiar.

  2 November 2016 13:22

Brilio.net/en - The coins weighing down your wallet may not be much, but back in the colonial era, these items were of much more value than they are today. The coins themselves have undergone numerous design changes, and today we look back on the older designs from Indonesia's past. Here are some of them:

1. 1755 - Dutch East Indies relics

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2. 1780 - Dutch East Indies relics

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3. 1804 - Used by traders in Singapore, known as '1 keping'

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4. 1921 - Dutch East Indies coins, 5 cents

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5. 1943 - Dutch East Indies coins, 1 cent

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6. 1945 - Dutch East Indies coins, half cent

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7. 1961 - The first Rupiah, 50 cents

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8. 1962 - 1 cent, used in West Papua only

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9. 1972 -A classic Rp2 coin

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10. 1972 - Limited collection, used by a mining company in West Papua

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11. 1974 - The coin used as part of the National Service Program campaign

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12. 1978 - Can you tell which traditional is in the design?

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13. 1979 - A coin design used for the Family Planning campaign

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14. 1992 - This old Rp 500 looks pretty familiar

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15. 1993 - The Rp 1,000 from your elementary days

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16. 1994 - Rp 25

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17. 1996 - Another familiar Rp 100 design

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