Commemorative Coins
Although circulating coins in Indonesia have never been made from precious metals, a number of special issues have been made since coins were reintroduced to Indonesia in 1970 from either silver or gold. As commemorative coins, they were all sold above their intrinsic value, and also above their nominal value.
All the coins struck are proof coinage, with the exception of the WWF 1974 coinage which were issued in non-proof 50% silver, and proof and non-proof gold.
36,000 gold pieces of the 1952 50 sen were minted that year, with the obverse design replaced with the Garuda Pancasila and text "INDONESIA" "BERKERDJA MENABUNG MEMBANGUN".
With the exception of the WWF and Save the Children issues, which are in good supply, most of the coins are relatively scarce and command good premiums to their bullion value.
The following issues have been made:
| Indonesian Commemorative coins | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Issued | Reason for Issue | Material | Nominal Value | Diameter | Thickness | Purity | Weight | Obverse | Reverse | Mintage limits | Notes | AGW/ASW (troy ounces) |
| 1970 | 25 years of Independence | Silver | Rp 200 | 0.999 | 8g | "1945–1970" "200 RUPIAH" "1970" Garuda Pancasila | "REPUBLIK INDONESIA" "25 TAHUN KEMERDEKAAN" Greater Bird of Paradise | 5100 | 0.2569 | |||
| Rp 250 | 10g | "1945–1970" "200 RUPIAH" "1970" Garuda Pancasila | "REPUBLIK INDONESIA" "25 TAHUN KEMERDEKAAN" Statue of Manjusri from Tumpang Temple, Malang | 5,000 | 0.3212 | |||||||
| Rp 500 | 20g | "1945–1970" "500 RUPIAH" "1970" Garuda Pancasila | "REPUBLIK INDONESIA" "25 TAHUN KEMERDEKAAN" Female Wayang Dancer | 4,800 | 0.6423 | |||||||
| Rp 750 | 30g | "1945–1970" "750 RUPIAH" "1970" Garuda Pancasila | "REPUBLIK INDONESIA" "25 TAHUN KEMERDEKAAN" Balinese Eagle Carving | 4,950 | 0.9635 | |||||||
| Rp 1,000 | 40g | "1945–1970" "1000 RUPIAH" "1970" Garuda Pancasila | "REPUBLIK INDONESIA" "25 TAHUN KEMERDEKAAN" Sudirman | 4,250 | 1.2847 | |||||||
| Gold | Rp 2,000 | 18 mm | 0.900 | 4.93g | "1945–1970" "2000 RUPIAH" "1970" Garuda Pancasila | "REPUBLIK INDONESIA" "25 TAHUN KEMERDEKAAN" Greater Bird of Paradise | 2,970 | Year coins restarted in Indonesia | 0.1426 | |||
| Rp 5,000 | 30 mm | 12.34g | "1945–1970" "5000 RUPIAH" "1970" Garuda Pancasila | "REPUBLIK INDONESIA" "25 TAHUN KEMERDEKAAN" Statue of Manjusri from Tumpang Temple, Malang | 2,150 | 0.3571 | ||||||
| Rp 10,000 | 40 mm | 24.68g | "1945–1970" "10000 RUPIAH" "1970" Garuda Pancasila | "REPUBLIK INDONESIA" "25 TAHUN KEMERDEKAAN" Female Wayang Dancer | 1,440 | 0.7141 | ||||||
| Rp 20,000 | 50 mm | 49.37g | "1945–1970" "20000 RUPIAH" "1970" Garuda Pancasila | "REPUBLIK INDONESIA" "25 TAHUN KEMERDEKAAN" Balinese Eagle Carving | 1,285 | 1.4285 | ||||||
| Rp 25,000 | 54 mm | 61.71g | "1945–1970" "25000 RUPIAH" "1970" Garuda Pancasila | "REPUBLIK INDONESIA" "25 TAHUN KEMERDEKAAN" Sudirman | 970 | 1.7855 | ||||||
| 1974 | WWF endangered animals awareness | Silver | Rp 2,000 | 38.61 mm | 2.75 mm | 0.925 | 28.28g | "BANK INDONESIA" "1974" Garuda Pancasila | Javan Tiger "Rp 2000" | 18,0000 proof | Coins minted by Royal Mint. Similar coins issued in 11 other countries | 0.841 |
| 0.500 | 25.65g | 43,000 | 0.4123 | |||||||||
| Rp 5,000 | 42 mm | 2.87 mm | 0.925 | 35.00g | Orangutan "Rp 5000" | 17,000 proof | 1.0408 | |||||
| 0.500 | 32.00g | 43,000 | 0.5144 | |||||||||
| Gold | Rp 100,000 | 34 mm | 2.49 mm | 0.900 | 33.437g | Komodo Dragon "Rp 100000" | 5,333 plus 1,369 proof | 0.9675 | ||||
| 1987 | WWF 25 years | Silver | Rp 10,000 | 36 mm | 0.925 | 19.44g | "BANK INDONESIA" "1987" Garuda Pancasila | Babirusa "Rp 10000" | 25,000 | Minted by Royal Mint. Similar coins issued in 16 other countries | 0.5781 | |
| Gold | Rp 200,000 | 25 mm | 0.917 | 10g | Javan Rhinoceros "Rp 200000" | 5,000 | 0.2948 | |||||
| 1990 | 70 Years of Save The Children | Silver | Rp 10,000 | 36 mm | 0.925 | 19.44g | "BANK INDONESIA" "1990" Garuda Pancasila | "SAVE THE CHILDREN" "10000 RUPIAH" 2 Children playing badminton | 20,000 | Similar coins in 22 other countries | 0.5781 | |
| Gold | Rp 200,000 | 25 mm | 0.917 | 10g | "SAVE THE CHILDREN" "200000 RUPIAH" Balinese Dancer | 3,000 | Similar coins in 12 other countries | 0.2948 | ||||
| 1990 | 45 Years of The Republic | Gold | Rp 125,000 | 0.9583 | 8g | Garuda Pancasila "1990" "BANK INDONESIA | Museum Joang 45 (Museum of Struggle) "125000 RUPIAH" | 16,000 | 0.2464 | |||
| Rp 250,000 | 17g | "NUSANTARA" "1945–1990" "250000 RUPIAH" Map of Indonesia | 16,000 | 0.5236 | ||||||||
| Rp 750,000 | 45g | Garuda Pancasila with text "ANGKATAN 45" and wreath of rice and cotton. "750000 RUPIAH" | 16,000 | 1.386 | ||||||||
| 1995 | 50 years of The Republic | Gold | Rp 300,000 | 25 mm | 1.85 mm | 17g | "BANK INDONESIA" "1995" "300000 RUPIAH" Garuda Pancasila | "50 TAHUN R.I." Soeharto speaking to the people | 3,000 sets | 0.5237 | ||
| Rp 850,000 | 35 mm | 2.78 mm | 50g | "BANK INDONESIA" "1995" "850000 RUPIAH" Garuda Pancasila | "LIMA PULUH TAHUN KEMERDEKAAN REPUBLIK INDONESIA" Soeharto | 1.5404 | ||||||
| 1999 | 50 Years of UNICEF | Silver | Rp 10,000 | 38.61 mm | 0.925 | 28.28g | "BANK INDONESIA" "1999" Garuda Pancasila | "FOR THE CHILDREN OF THE WORLD" "Rp 10000" Boy and Girl Scout planting one of a million trees | 25,000 | Similar coins issued in other countries | 0.841 | |
| Gold | Rp 150,000 | 22 mm | 0.9999 | 6.22g | "FOR THE CHILDREN OF THE WORLD" "Rp 150000" Boy on kuda lumping (Javanese bamboo horse for dancing) | 10,000 | Similar coins issued in other countries | 0.1998 | ||||
| 2001 | 100 years since birth of 'Bung Soekarno' | Silver | Rp 25,000 | 38.61 mm | 0.925 | 28.28g | "BANK INDONESIA" "2001" Garuda Pancasila | "100 TAHUN BUNG KARNO (1901–2001)" "Rp 25000" Sukarno in profile | 500 | 0.841 | ||
| Gold | Rp 500,000 | 28.2 mm | 0.9999 | 15g | "100 TAHUN BUNG KARNO (1901–2001)" "Rp 500000" Sukarno facing | 500 | 0.4818 | |||||
| 2002 | 100 years since birth of 'Bung Hatta' | Silver | Rp 25,000 | 38.61 mm | 0.925 | 28.28g | "BANK INDONESIA" "2002" Garuda Pancasila | "SATUABAD BUNG HATTA (1902–2002)" "Rp 25000" Hatta looking left | 2,000 | 0.841 | ||
| Gold | Rp 500,000 | 28.2 mm | 0.9999 | 15g | "SATUABAD BUNG HATTA (1902–2002)" "Rp 500000" Hatta looking right | 2,000 | 0.4818 | |||||
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