Indonesia 2003 500 rupiah

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type is noted for 2003 and 2008 and superseded a copper-nickel type (KM 59). This specimen was brought back by a tourist. Indonesian coinage remains scanty for such a populous country. As of this writing (June 2015) US$1 = 13,220 rupiah. At present (May 2024), US$1 = 16,100 rupiah.

Recorded mintage: unknown but common.

Specification: 3.05 g, aluminum, 27.2 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 67.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.

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