TRIBUNTRENDS.COM – Bank Indonesia (BI) has attracted three types coins starting December 1, 2023.
Coins with denominations These are no longer recognized as legal means of payment in Indonesia.
Withdrawal and withdrawal of money The metallic rupiah is stated in Bank Indonesia Regulation (PBI) No.14 of 2023.
The coins/coins withdrawn from circulation are as follows:
> 1991 IDR 500 Denomination Coin (Image of a jasmine sprig).
Coin depicting a sprig of jasmine Rp. 500 TE 1991 (bi.go.id)
> Rp. 1,000 TE 1993 denomination coin (image of palm oil).
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IDR 1000 TE 1993 palm oil coin drawn by BI (bi.go.id)
> Rp. 500 TE 1997 denomination coin (image of a jasmine flower with buds, stems and leaves).
Coin depicting a jasmine flower with buds, stems and leaves Rp. 500 TE 1997 (bi.go.id)
Selling Prices Soar Drastically
Since the withdrawal of the three types of coins, offers of IDR 500 jasmine coins and IDR 1,000 coins with images of palm trees have reappeared on e-commerce platforms.
The information also went viral on social media such as TikTok and Instagram.
Without hesitation, the price tag for one IDR 500 jasmine coin reaches tens of millions.
However, there are also those who sell them for IDR 500 thousand.
In fact, these coins are often used for scraping.
From monitoring on the e-commerce platform Shopee, there are traders selling IDR 500 jasmine coins worth IDR 50 million.
The offer says “Collection of Old Coins or Antiques”.
Coins with 500 images of jasmine are now selling for tens of millions. (Tribune Trends Collage/Ist)
2023-12-23 11:38:00
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