Indonesian rupiah

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The Indonesian rupiah is the official currency of Indonesia, known for experiencing severe devaluation during the late-1990s Asian financial crisis.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf currency
fiat currency
centralBank Bank Indonesia
country Indonesia
crisisEvent 1997–1998 Asian financial crisis
denominationType banknotes
coins
exchangeRateRegulatedBy Bank Indonesia
experienced severe devaluation during the 1997–1998 Asian financial crisis
frequentlyUsedBanknotes 1000 rupiah
10000 rupiah
100000 rupiah
2000 rupiah
20000 rupiah
5000 rupiah
50000 rupiah
frequentlyUsedCoins 100 rupiah
1000 rupiah
200 rupiah
500 rupiah
governingLaw Indonesian currency law
hasSeries 2016 banknote series
2022 coin series
inflationHistory high inflation in late 1990s
introduced 1946
ISO4217Code IDR
issuingAuthority Bank Indonesia
languageOfName Indonesian
legalTender yes
monetaryAuthorityLocation Jakarta
monetaryPolicyRegime managed float
nameEtymology derived from Sanskrit word "rupya" meaning wrought silver
nickName perak (for small denominations)
officialCurrencyOf Indonesia
peggedTo US dollar (historical pegs and managed regimes)
pluralForm rupiah
region Southeast Asia
regulatesInflationTargeting Bank Indonesia inflation targeting framework
replaced Netherlands Indies gulden
securityFeatures holograms on higher denominations
security threads on banknotes
watermarks on banknotes
subunit sen
subunitToUnit 100 sen = 1 rupiah
symbol Rp
usedFor domestic payments in Indonesia
usedIn Indonesia
Timor
border areas near Indonesia


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