Indonesia's aluminium small denominations of this period were struck as the New Order government under Suharto consolidated power following the upheaval of 1965–66. The 5 rupiah had negligible purchasing power by 1970 — inflation during the late Sukarno years had been catastrophic, reaching over 600% annually by 1966 — making coins of this value essentially tokens rather than functional currency from the moment they left the mint.
Indonesia's aluminium small denominations of this period were struck as the New Order government under Suharto consolidated power following the upheaval of 1965–66. The 5 rupiah had negligible purchasing power by 1970 — inflation during the late Sukarno years had been catastrophic, reaching over 600% annually by 1966 — making coins of this value essentially tokens rather than functional currency from the moment they left the mint.