5 Rupiah

5 Rupiah - obverse5 Rupiah - reverse


Features

IssuerIndonesia 
Issuing bankBank Indonesia
PeriodRepublic (1950-date)
TypeStandard banknote
Year1959
ValueLima Rupiah (5)
CurrencyRupiah (1950-1965)
CompositionPaper
Size125 × 65 mm
ShapeRectangular
Demonetized13 June 1966
NumberN# 206923 
ReferencesP# 65

Series: Flowers and Birds Series

Obverse

Yellow Flower (Epiphyllum Oxypetalum) with bluish to green background coloring.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
Bank Indonesia
Lima
Rupiah
Djakarta
1 Djanuari 1959

Reverse

Four Birds (Magpie Robins), and native floral patterns along border.

Script: Latin

Watermark

Indonesian national emblem

5 Rupiah -  obverse


Printer

De La Rue (Thomas de la Rue; Thomas De La Rue & Co.; TDLR), London, United Kingdom (1821-date)

Comments

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The 'flowers and birds' series was issued by Bank Indonesia in 1960 (showing flowers on the obverse and birds on the reverse), and dated 1 January 1959, but issued in 1960.