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5000 Rupiah Natuna archipelago
| Issuer | Riau (Indonesian States) |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Composition | Silver plated copper-nickel |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the Garuda Pancasila, the Indonesian national coat of arms, depicted as a stylized Garuda bird with wings spread wide, bearing a quartered heraldic shield on its breast and clutching a scroll inscribed with the national motto in the exergue. The legend NATUNA appears in bold capital letters above the effigy within the scalloped border. The motto BHINNEKA TUNGGAL IKA is inscribed on the ribbon scroll at the base of the coat of arms. The design is executed in high relief against a mirror-polished proof field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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The Riau Archipelago series occupies a peculiar corner of numismatic history. Indonesia's Riau province briefly maintained its own currency distinct from the Indonesian Rupiah between 1963 and 1964, but these modern "Indonesian States" issues are a separate matter entirely — privately produced fantasy pieces with no official government authorization, circulated among collectors rather than through any treasury.
The Natuna Archipelago sits at the center of an active territorial dispute, with China's nine-dash line overlapping Indonesia's exclusive economic zone there — a friction point that became particularly acute after a 2019 standoff involving Chinese fishing vessels and coast guard ships.