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| Issuer | Bank Indonesia |
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| Year | 1959 |
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| Currency | Rupiah (1950-1965) |
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| Obverse description | A large central vignette of a stylised sunflower in golden-orange and brown tones dominates the face, set against a light blue guilloche underprint with wave patterns. To the left, an intaglio vignette of a bird-of-paradise appears within a decorative cartouche, while the denomination '50' is repeated at the corners and the value 'LIMA PULUH RUPIAH' appears in a panel to the right. The date 'DJAKARTA, 1 DJANUARI 1959' and two manuscript signatures above the titles 'GUBERNUR' and 'DIREKTUR' are printed below centre, with the printer's imprint at the foot. |
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| Reverse description | Two white-bellied sea eagles (Ichthyophaga leucogaster) perch on rocky outcrops at left and right, each facing inward toward a central arched decorative panel with an ornate geometric border enclosing a blank white oval, set against a harbour scene with sailing vessels. Traditional Javanese leaf-pattern borders frame the composition at each side, and the denomination '50' appears at upper right and lower left. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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