Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
2000 Rupiah Javan Tiger, .500 silver
| Issuer | Bank Indonesia |
|---|---|
| Year | 1974 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Rupiah (1965-date) |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | BANK INDONESIA 1974 BHINNEKA TUNGGAL IKA (Translation: Unity in Diversity) |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Rp2000 |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Issued as part of the WWF-affiliated conservation series that Indonesia produced through the mid-1970s, this coin was struck at a moment when the Javan tiger's extinction was already a near-certainty. By 1974 the population was estimated at fewer than seven individuals, all confined to the Meru Betiri reserve in East Java. The last confirmed sighting came in 1976.
The .500 fineness reflects a deliberate cost compromise — pure or sterling silver was avoided to keep the series accessible as a collector issue rather than a bullion proposition.