The
rupiah is the national currency of Indonesia. Introduced in 1946 by Indonesian nationalists
fighting for independence, the currency replaced a version of the
Netherlands Indies gulden which had been introduced during the
Japanese occupation in
World War II. In its early years the rupiah was used in conjunction with other currencies, including a new version of the gulden introduced by the Dutch. Since 1950, it has had a
lengthy history of inflation and revaluation. As of August 2018
[update], the currency—which is issued and controlled by the
Bank of Indonesia—is trading for more than 14,600 rupiah to the
United States dollar.
This note, denominated 10,000 rupiah, is from a 2010 revision of an earlier series. It depicts Mahmud Badaruddin II, a National Hero of Indonesia, on its obverse, and a rumah limas on its reverse.
See other denominations: Rp 1,000, Rp 2,000, Rp 5,000, Rp 20,000, Rp 50,000, Rp 100,000Banknotes: Bank of Indonesia