The first coins of the Indonesian rupiah were issued in 1951 and 1952, a year or so later than the first Indonesian rupiah banknotes printed, following the peace treaty with the Netherlands in November 1949. Although revolutionary currency had been issued by the provisional Indonesiam government between 1945 and 1949, it had all been formed of paper, for metal were too scarce for the internationally isolated government to use as currency. Due to high inflation in the late 1950s and early 1960s, no coins were minted after 1961, and that which remained in circulation were effectively worthless. A devalued 'new rupiah' was issued in an attempt to tame inflation in 1965, with banknotes in denominations all the way from Rp0.01 (1 cent) up to Rp100 - no coins were struck at this time. By 1971, however, the economy, and inflation, under Suharto's New Order was stable, and coinage was once again issued, in denominations of Rp1, Rp5, Rp10, Rp25 and Rp50, with Rp100 coins added two years later. Due to inflation, the current coinage now consists of Rp25, Rp50, Rp100, Rp200, Rp500 and Rp1,000, although older Rp1 coins remain officially legal tender for completeness. Unlike coinage of the Netherlands Indian gulden (which in higher denominations were made of silver or gold), circulating rupiah coinage has always been formed of base metal. (en)
Koin Rupiah Indonesia pertama kali diedarkan pada tahun 1951 dan 1952, yang dicetak oleh Royal Dutch Mint di Utrecht dengan nominal 5 Sen, 10 Sen, dan 25 Sen berbahan Aluminium. Meskipun mata uang rupiah sudah dicetak oleh pemerintah Republik Indonesia namun bentuknya adalah kertas, uang logam yang beredar masih menggunakan satuan Sen hingga tahun 1962 dan mata uang rupiah baru muncul di uang logam pada tahun 1963 dengan nominal 2½ Rupiah. Pada tahun 1965 negara Indonesia dilanda inflasi besar-besaran dan indeks harga 363 kali lebih tinggi dari tahun 1958, berakibat nominal baru rupiah lebih tinggi ditambahkan dalam bentuk uang kertas. Setelah inflasi terkendali, tahun 1970 Bank Indonesia mulai memperkenalkan lagi koin rupiah, mulai dari nominal Rp. 1 berbahan kuningan dan aluminium, Rp. 2 dan Rp. 5 berbahan aluminium. (in)
The first coins of the Indonesian rupiah were issued in 1951 and 1952, a year or so later than the first Indonesian rupiah banknotes printed, following the peace treaty with the Netherlands in November 1949. Although revolutionary currency had been issued by the provisional Indonesiam government between 1945 and 1949, it had all been formed of paper, for metal were too scarce for the internationally isolated government to use as currency. Due to high inflation in the late 1950s and early 1960s, no coins were minted after 1961, and that which remained in circulation were effectively worthless. (en)
Koin Rupiah Indonesia pertama kali diedarkan pada tahun 1951 dan 1952, yang dicetak oleh Royal Dutch Mint di Utrecht dengan nominal 5 Sen, 10 Sen, dan 25 Sen berbahan Aluminium. Meskipun mata uang rupiah sudah dicetak oleh pemerintah Republik Indonesia namun bentuknya adalah kertas, uang logam yang beredar masih menggunakan satuan Sen hingga tahun 1962 dan mata uang rupiah baru muncul di uang logam pada tahun 1963 dengan nominal 2½ Rupiah. (in)