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A national hero on the front; a regional dance, a landscape, and a flower on the back. Most people carry these daily without knowing what they depict.

Biographies come from the Ensiklopedi Pahlawan Nasional (1995), published by the Directorate General of Culture. It covers ninety figures and does not include Ir. H. Djuanda Kartawidjaja or Dr. K.H. Idham Chalid, so their biographies are left unwritten here rather than summarised from a source a reader could not follow.

Rp100.000 · TE 2022

Dr. (H.C.) Ir. Soekarno dan Dr. (H.C.) Drs. Mohammad Hatta

Perpustakaan Presiden RI (kepustakaan-presiden.pnri.go.id) · Public domain in Indonesia (Law 28/2014, Article 43 — government publication) ↗photo source: Perpustakaan Presiden RI (kepustakaan-presiden.pnri.go.id)

Dr. (H.C.) Ir. Soekarno dan Dr. (H.C.) Drs. Mohammad Hatta

1901–1970 · 1902–1980

  • Bank Indonesia records Dr. (H.C.) Ir. Soekarno dan Dr. (H.C.) Drs. Mohammad Hatta as the principal design on the front of the Rp100,000 note, emission year 2022, and the same portrait forms its watermark.
  • On 17 August 1945 the two proclaimed Indonesian independence. Soekarno founded the Partai Nasional Indonesia in 1927 and was imprisoned and exiled to Ende and Bengkulu; Hatta led the Perhimpunan Indonesia in the Netherlands and was exiled to Boven Digoel, then Banda Neira. Hatta became the Republic’s first Vice-President.
  • Both were named Pahlawan Proklamator by Presidential Decree No. 081/TK/1986, dated 23 October 1986.
  • Tari Topeng Betawi

    Dance

    Tari Topeng Betawi

    Bank Indonesia records Tari Topeng Betawi as part of the principal design on the back of the Rp100,000 note, emission year 2022.

    Erwin Saleh Kurniawan · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗photo source: Erwin Saleh Kurniawan

  • Pemandangan Alam Raja Ampat

    Landscape

    Pemandangan Alam Raja Ampat

    Bank Indonesia records Pemandangan Alam Raja Ampat as part of the principal design on the back of the Rp100,000 note, emission year 2022.

    Rolandandika · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗photo source: Rolandandika

  • Bunga Anggrek Bulan

    Flower

    Bunga Anggrek Bulan

    Bank Indonesia records Bunga Anggrek Bulan as part of the principal design on the back of the Rp100,000 note, emission year 2022.

    Lany pirna · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗photo source: Lany pirna

Rp50.000 · TE 2022

Ir. H. Djuanda Kartawidjaja

Government of Indonesia, via Perpustakaan Presiden RI · Public domain (PD-IDGov, PD-1996) ↗photo source: Government of Indonesia, via Perpustakaan Presiden RI

Ir. H. Djuanda Kartawidjaja

  • Bank Indonesia records Ir. H. Djuanda Kartawidjaja as the principal design on the front of the Rp50,000 note, emission year 2022, and the same portrait forms its watermark.
  • Tari Legong

    Dance

    Tari Legong

    Bank Indonesia records Tari Legong as part of the principal design on the back of the Rp50,000 note, emission year 2022.

    Gede Agunata Wiryatama · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗photo source: Gede Agunata Wiryatama

  • Pemandangan Alam Taman Nasional Komodo

    Landscape

    Pemandangan Alam Taman Nasional Komodo

    Bank Indonesia records Pemandangan Alam Taman Nasional Komodo as part of the principal design on the back of the Rp50,000 note, emission year 2022.

    Devagonal · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗photo source: Devagonal

  • Bunga Jepun Bali

    Flower

    Bunga Jepun Bali

    Bank Indonesia records Bunga Jepun Bali as part of the principal design on the back of the Rp50,000 note, emission year 2022.

    Ariefrahman · CC BY-SA 3.0 ↗photo source: Ariefrahman

Rp20.000 · TE 2022

Dr. G.S.S.J. Ratulangi

Perpustakaan Nasional RI · Public domain in Indonesia (government publication) ↗photo source: Perpustakaan Nasional RI

Dr. G.S.S.J. Ratulangi

1890–1949

  • Bank Indonesia records Dr. G.S.S.J. Ratulangi as the principal design on the front of the Rp20,000 note, emission year 2022, and the same portrait forms its watermark.
  • Known as Sam Ratulangi, born 5 November 1890 in Tondano, North Sulawesi. He completed the Hoofden School in Tondano, went on to technical school in Jakarta, and in 1915 obtained a Dutch qualification to teach mathematics at secondary level.
  • Named a national hero by Presidential Decree No. 590/1961, dated 9 November 1961.
  • Tari Gong

    Dance

    Tari Gong

    Bank Indonesia records Tari Gong as part of the principal design on the back of the Rp20,000 note, emission year 2022.

    Arman Askari · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗photo source: Arman Askari

  • Pemandangan Alam Derawan

    Landscape

    Pemandangan Alam Derawan

    Bank Indonesia records Pemandangan Alam Derawan as part of the principal design on the back of the Rp20,000 note, emission year 2022.

    Avrian Priyono · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗photo source: Avrian Priyono

  • Bunga Anggrek Hitam

    Flower

    Bunga Anggrek Hitam

    Bank Indonesia records Bunga Anggrek Hitam as part of the principal design on the back of the Rp20,000 note, emission year 2022.

    Si Gam · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗photo source: Si Gam

Rp10.000 · TE 2022

Frans Kaisiepo

Perpustakaan Nasional RI · Public domain in Indonesia (Law 28/2014, Article 43) ↗photo source: Perpustakaan Nasional RI

Frans Kaisiepo

1921–1979

  • Bank Indonesia records Frans Kaisiepo as the principal design on the front of the Rp10,000 note, emission year 2022, and the same portrait forms its watermark.
  • He instigated the Biak resistance against Dutch colonial rule in 1948, and in the same year refused to lead the Netherlands New Guinea delegation to the Round Table Conference. Imprisoned from 1954 to 1962, he then founded the Partai Politik Irian, which demanded the territory’s reunification with Indonesia.
  • Named a national hero by Presidential Decree No. 077/TK/1993, dated 14 September 1993.
  • Tari Pakarena

    Dance

    Tari Pakarena

    Bank Indonesia records Tari Pakarena as part of the principal design on the back of the Rp10,000 note, emission year 2022.

    Ali Froghi · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗photo source: Ali Froghi

  • Pemandangan Alam Taman Nasional Wakatobi

    Landscape

    Pemandangan Alam Taman Nasional Wakatobi

    Bank Indonesia records Pemandangan Alam Taman Nasional Wakatobi as part of the principal design on the back of the Rp10,000 note, emission year 2022.

    Jenny (Flickr: JennyHuang) · CC BY 2.0 ↗photo source: Jenny (Flickr: JennyHuang)

  • No licensed photograph yet

    Flower

    Bunga Cempaka Hutan Kasar

    Bank Indonesia records Bunga Cempaka Hutan Kasar as part of the principal design on the back of the Rp10,000 note, emission year 2022.

Rp5.000 · TE 2022

Dr. K.H. Idham Chalid

Departemen Sosial RI · Public domain in Indonesia (PD-IDGov, Law 28/2014 Article 43) ↗photo source: Departemen Sosial RI

Dr. K.H. Idham Chalid

  • Bank Indonesia records Dr. K.H. Idham Chalid as the principal design on the front of the Rp5,000 note, emission year 2022, and the same portrait forms its watermark.
  • Tari Gambyong

    Dance

    Tari Gambyong

    Bank Indonesia records Tari Gambyong as part of the principal design on the back of the Rp5,000 note, emission year 2022.

    Herusutimbul · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗photo source: Herusutimbul

  • Pemandangan Alam Gunung Bromo

    Landscape

    Pemandangan Alam Gunung Bromo

    Bank Indonesia records Pemandangan Alam Gunung Bromo as part of the principal design on the back of the Rp5,000 note, emission year 2022.

    Thomas Hirsch · CC BY-SA 3.0 ↗photo source: Thomas Hirsch

  • Bunga Sedap Malam

    Flower

    Bunga Sedap Malam

    Bank Indonesia records Bunga Sedap Malam as part of the principal design on the back of the Rp5,000 note, emission year 2022.

    Swaminathan (Flickr: Swami Stream) · CC BY 2.0 ↗photo source: Swaminathan (Flickr: Swami Stream)

Rp2.000 · TE 2022

Mohammad Hoesni Thamrin

Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan RI · Public domain in Indonesia (PD-IDGov, Law 28/2014 Article 43) ↗photo source: Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan RI

Mohammad Hoesni Thamrin

1894–1941

  • Bank Indonesia records Mohammad Hoesni Thamrin as the principal design on the front of the Rp2,000 note, emission year 2022, and the same portrait forms its watermark.
  • A Betawi figure of the nationalist movement. In his final period he was placed under house arrest and forbidden visits from his associates. He died on 11 January 1941 and was buried at the Karet cemetery in Jakarta.
  • Named a national hero by Presidential Decree No. 175/1960, dated 28 July 1960.
  • Tari Piring

    Dance

    Tari Piring

    Bank Indonesia records Tari Piring as part of the principal design on the back of the Rp2,000 note, emission year 2022.

    Malekhanif · Public domain ↗photo source: Malekhanif

  • Pemandangan Alam Ngarai Sianok

    Landscape

    Pemandangan Alam Ngarai Sianok

    Bank Indonesia records Pemandangan Alam Ngarai Sianok as part of the principal design on the back of the Rp2,000 note, emission year 2022.

    Kars Alfrink · CC BY 2.0 ↗photo source: Kars Alfrink

  • Bunga Jeumpa

    Flower

    Bunga Jeumpa

    Bank Indonesia records Bunga Jeumpa as part of the principal design on the back of the Rp2,000 note, emission year 2022.

    Mokkie · CC BY-SA 3.0 ↗photo source: Mokkie

Rp1.000 · TE 2022

No licensed photograph yet

Tjut Meutia

1870–1910

  • Bank Indonesia records Tjut Meutia as the principal design on the front of the Rp1,000 note, emission year 2022, and the same portrait forms its watermark.
  • An Acehnese fighter, spelled Cut Meutia in the historical sources. After her husband Teuku Cik Tunong was captured and executed by the Dutch in 1905, she carried the resistance on. At the battle of Paya Ciciem on 26 September 1910 she escaped, and went on to lead a force reduced to 45 people with 13 weapons, accompanied by her eleven-year-old son Raja Sabil.
  • Named a national hero by Presidential Decree No. 107/1964, dated 2 May 1964.
  • Tari Tifa

    Dance

    Tari Tifa

    Bank Indonesia records Tari Tifa as part of the principal design on the back of the Rp1,000 note, emission year 2022.

    Michael Tanur · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗photo source: Michael Tanur

  • Pemandangan Alam Banda Neira

    Landscape

    Pemandangan Alam Banda Neira

    Bank Indonesia records Pemandangan Alam Banda Neira as part of the principal design on the back of the Rp1,000 note, emission year 2022.

    WiDi · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗photo source: WiDi

  • Bunga Anggrek Larat

    Flower

    Bunga Anggrek Larat

    Bank Indonesia records Bunga Anggrek Larat as part of the principal design on the back of the Rp1,000 note, emission year 2022.

    Koepo Aja Loeh · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗photo source: Koepo Aja Loeh