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| 正面描述 | The obverse features the Garuda Pancasila, the national emblem of Indonesia, depicted as a stylised heraldic eagle with wings spread wide and a quartered shield upon its breast bearing the five symbols of the Pancasila state philosophy. A banner inscribed 'BHINNEKA TUNGGAL IKA' (Unity in Diversity) is held in the eagle's talons below. The date of issue appears in the lower field beneath the emblem, with the legend 'BANK INDONESIA' arranged along the bottom rim. |
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| 背面描述 | The reverse depicts a Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis), Indonesia's iconic endemic monitor lizard, shown in left-facing profile standing on rocky ground with its characteristic stocky body, powerful clawed feet, and long tail rendered in naturalistic detail. The denomination 'Rp 50' is prominently displayed in the upper field above the animal. The word 'Komodo' appears in stylised script along the lower rim, identifying the species. |
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| 附加信息 |
Indonesia's aluminium bronze coinage of this era was part of a deliberate shift away from the cupro-nickel and aluminium pieces that had dominated circulation since the 1970s, driven by chronic small-denomination shortages in the archipelago's cash-heavy rural economy. The 50 Rupiah denomination sat at a peculiar threshold — worth almost nothing in urban Jakarta by the mid-1990s, yet still functionally relevant in remote island markets where price granularity mattered.
The series ran through the 1997 Asian financial crisis, during which the Rupiah lost roughly 80% of its value against the dollar in under a year. Coins of this type struck in 1998 represent the final gasp before the denomination effectively ceased to mean anything in daily commerce.