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750 Rupiah Garuda Bird, Reverse Trial
| Issuer | Bank Indonesia |
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| Year | 1970 |
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| Value | 750 Rupiah |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts the Garuda, the mythical divine bird of Indonesian heraldry, rendered in elaborate high relief in the traditional Balinese artistic style. The creature is shown in a frontal, dynamic standing pose with large outstretched wings filling the field, adorned with finely detailed feathers, ornamental jewelry, and decorative regalia. The circumferential legend reads '25 TAHUN KEMERDEKAAN' along the upper arc and 'REPUBLIK INDONESIA' along the lower arc, separated by small star ornaments, all in Latin script. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Trial pieces from Bank Indonesia's 1970 series were produced as part of the approval process before final production authorization — reverse trials specifically test die geometry and field depth without committing to a matched obverse. Indonesia's coinage infrastructure in this period depended heavily on foreign minting contracts, and approval strikes often ended up at facilities in Utrecht or London rather than in Jakarta.
The Garuda Bird denomination was part of a broader commemorative push tied to Indonesia's development programs under Suharto's New Order government, which took a keen interest in projecting national symbols onto precious metal issues aimed partly at the collector market.