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500 000 Rupiah Sukarno
| Issuer | Bank Indonesia |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Value | 500 000 Rupiah |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A prominent left-facing bust of Indonesia's first President, Sukarno (Bung Karno), wearing his characteristic peci (black velvet cap), rendered in high relief against a smooth, polished field. The commemorative legend '100 TAHUN BUNG KARNO (1901-2001)' curves along the upper periphery from left to right, marking the centenary of his birth. The denomination 'Rp 500000' is inscribed in the lower field beneath the portrait. |
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This piece belongs to a commemorative bullion series issued by Bank Indonesia honoring Sukarno, the republic's founding president, who died in 1970 under effective house arrest after Suharto's New Order regime had stripped him of all real authority years earlier. The 2001 release date places it squarely in the post-Suharto period — Suharto had resigned in 1998 under mass protest — making state-sanctioned glorification of Sukarno politically viable again for the first time in decades.