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5.000 Rupiah
| Issuer | Bank Indonesia |
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| Year | 1959 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | The obverse presents a symmetrical architectural vignette dominated by two traditional Balinese split gate (candi bentar) towers rendered in fine intaglio, flanking a central guilloche underprint in pale tones. A botanical vignette of white flowering plants occupies the central lower field, with a signature line inscribed below. The issuer name BANK INDONESIA is positioned in the upper left, with the denomination LIMA RIBU RUPIAH in the upper right. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANK INDONESIA LIMA RIBU RUPIAH 5000 |
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The 1959 Indonesian 5.000 Rupiah was issued during a period of acute monetary instability — the same year President Sukarno's government enacted a currency reform that abruptly halved the value of larger-denomination notes in circulation, a move that wiped out savings and deepened public distrust in paper currency. This note's very existence reflects the inflationary pressures that made high denominations necessary so early in the republic's banking history.
The P#71B designation distinguishes a signature variety, a detail that matters more than it might seem given how rapidly Bank Indonesia's leadership turned over during the Guided Democracy period.