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200 000 Rupiah Save the Children
| Issuer | Bank Indonesia |
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| Year | 1990 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts a traditionally costumed Balinese female dancer in three-quarter view, wearing an elaborate floral headdress and richly ornamented ceremonial attire, holding a decorative folding fan in her left hand. The figure is rendered in fine relief with careful attention to the intricate details of the traditional costume and jewelry. The curved legend 'SAVE THE CHILDREN' arcs around the upper field, while the denomination '200000 RUPIAH' is inscribed along the lower periphery, flanked by raised dot separators on either side. |
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| Reverse lettering | · SAVE THE CHILDREN · 200000 RUPIAH |
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Issued as part of Indonesia's broader commemorative gold program tied to international humanitarian campaigns, this piece was struck in support of the global Save the Children initiative during a period when Indonesia was actively using commemorative coinage to project developmental credibility on the world stage. UNICEF and allied organizations had been pressing Southeast Asian governments throughout the late 1980s to formalize commitments to child welfare — this coin was one tangible, if largely symbolic, response from Jakarta.
Bank Indonesia produced several gold commemoratives in this period through foreign minting arrangements, and collector uptake was modest at best in the domestic market.