Indonesia 1979 5 rupiah

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen was issued by Indonesia in 1979, 1995-96. No five rupiah have been struck since. Indonesia obtained independence from the Netherlands in 1949 and has struggled since to remain united. Many in the outlying islands feel little allegiance to the corrupt and brutal regime in Jakarta. This type promotes family planning. Despite the prodigious mintage of this issue, Indonesian coinage is rather scanty for such a large nation (more than 260 million people) and some commemorative issues are so rare the SCWC lacks a photo of them. In 1982, US$1 = 650 rupiah; today (October 2019) US$1 = 14,138 rupiah.

Recorded mintage: 431,200,000.

Specification: 1.4 g, aluminum, 23 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 43.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1970 rupiah
• 1970 2 rupiah
• 1971 25 rupiah
• 1971 50 rupiah
• 1973 100 rupiah
• 1974 500 rupiah, orangutan
• 1974 100,000 rupiah, Komodo dragon
• 1974 5 rupiah, family planning
• 1974 10 rupiah, National Savings Program
• 1978 100 rupiah, F.A.O.
• 1979 10 rupiah
• Coins and currency dated 1979