2011-08-01
Bank Indonesia issued Regulation Number 13/17/PBI/2011 to amend the specifications for the 50,000 Rupiah banknote by introducing enhanced security features for notes printed from July 2011 onwards. The regulation details specific design elements for the obverse and reverse sides, including updated watermarks, optically variable ink, and ultraviolet-reactive images, while deleting previous provisions. It further declares that previously issued 50,000 Rupiah notes remain legal tender and establishes the regulation's effective date as August 1, 2011.
Unofficial Translation BANK INDONESIA REGULATION NUMBER : 13/ 17/ PBI/ 2011 CONCERNING SECOND AMENDMENT OF BANK INDONESIA REGULATION NUMBER 7/42/PBI/2005 CONCERNING ISSUANCE AND CIRCULATION OF THE YEAR 2005 ISSUE OF BANKNOTES IN THE 50.000 (FIFTY THOUSAND) RUPIAH DENOMINATION BY THE GRACE OF THE GOD THE ALMIGHTY THE GOVERNOR OF BANK INDONESIA Considering : a. Whereas issuance and circulation of Rupiah is addressed to provide cash in society as a legal tender in Republic of Indonesia; b. Whereas to optimalize the function of element on currency in the 50.000 (fifty thousand) Rupiah denomination as legal tender in Indonesia, it is deemed necessary to enhance the security features in Rupiah design; c. Now therefore, based on consideration referred to in letter a and letter b, it is necessary to make the second amend of Bank Indonesia Regulation Number 7/42/PBI/2005 Concerning Issuance and Circulation of the Year 2005 Issue of Banknotes in the 50.000 (Fifty Thousand) Rupiah Denomination; In view of : 1. Act of the Republic of Indonesia Number 23 of 1999 concerning Bank Indonesia (State Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia Number 66 of 1999, Supplement to the State Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia Number 3843) as amended by Act of the Republic of Indonesia Number 6 of 2009 (State Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia Number 7 of 2009, Supplement to the State Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia Number 4962);
Unofficial Translation 2. Act of the Republic of Indonesia Number 7 of 2011 concerning Currency (State Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia Number 64 of 2011, Supplement to State Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia Number 5223); 3. Bank Indonesia Regulation Number 6/14/PBI/2004 concerning Issuance, Circulation, Revocation as Legal Tender, Withdrawal from Circulation, and Destruction of the Rupiah Currency (State Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia Number 52 of 2004, Supplement to State Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia Number 4338) as amended by Bank Indonesia Regulation Number 9/10/PBI/2007 (State Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia Number 113 of 2007, Supplement to State Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia Number 4762); HAS DECREED: To Enact : SECOND AMENDMENT OF BANK INDONESIA REGULATION NUMBER 7/42/PBI/2005 CONCERNING ISSUANCE AND CIRCULATION OF THE YEAR 2005 ISSUE OF BANKNOTES IN THE 50.000 (FIFTY THOUSAND) RUPIAH DENOMINATION. Article I Several provisions in Bank Indonesia Regulation Number 7/42/PBI/2005 concerning Issuance and Circulation of the Year 2005 Issue of Banknotes in the 50.000 (Fifty Thousand) Rupiah denomination (State Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia Number 102 of 2005) as amended by Bank Indonesia Regulation Number 11/8/PBI/2009 (State Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia Number 45 of 2009) amended as follows:
Unofficial Translation The specifications of the banknotes of 50.000 (fifty thousand) Rupiah denomination referred to in Article 1, for printing year, starting from 2009 until June 2011, are: a. Color The dominant color printed on the obverse side and the reverse sides of the banknote is blue. b. Images
Unofficial Translation j) to the lower right of the main image, the number “2009” representing year of issuance (2009 number will be changed according to the printing year), inscription of “DEWAN GUBERNUR” (board of governors), signature of the Governor of Bank Indonesia accompanied by inscription of “GUBERNUR” (governor) and signature of a Deputy Governor of Bank Indonesia and the inscription of “DEPUTI GUBERNUR” (Deputy of Governor); k) background and filler consisting of wavy, slanted lines and a series of lines curved in the shape of Balinese ornaments; l) Microtext legible only with the aid of a magnifying glass:
Unofficial Translation b) Below the main image, the inscription of “DENGAN RAHMAT TUHAN YANG MAHA ESA, BANK INDONESIA MENGELUARKAN UANG SEBAGAI ALAT PEMBAYARAN YANG SAH DENGAN NILAI LIMA PULUH RIBU RUPIAH” (with the blessing of God the Almighty, Bank Indonesia hereby issues this currency as legal tender to the value of fifty thousand rupiahs); c) Above the watermark, an invisibly printed image of a silhouette of Balinese that glows yellowish-green under ultraviolet light; d) to the lower left of the main image, an invisibly printed inscription of the number “50000” representing face value in a rectangular box, that glows yellowish-green under ultra violet light; e) to the left edge and to right of the center of the banknote, an image of Balinese ornament that glows green under ultra violet light; f) serial number consisting of 3 (three) letters and 6 (six) digits, located to the lower left of the banknote and printed in black ink that glows green under ultraviolet light, and to the upper right, located below the inscription of “BANK INDONESIA” and printed in red ink that glows orange under ultraviolet light; g) to the upper right of the main image, the inscription of “BANK INDONESIA”; h) to the upper right, below the serial number, a rectoverso image that if held up to the light will reveal a complete logo of Bank Indonesia; i) to the lower right, arranged horizontally, and to the upper left, arranged vertically, the number “50000” representing face value; j) to the lower right, directly below the number “500000” representing face value, the inscription of “PERUM PERCETAKAN UANG RI IMP” and the year of issuance “2005”;
Unofficial Translation k) microtext legible only with the aid of a magnifying glass:
Unofficial Translation a. Color the dominant color printed on the obverse and reverse sides of the banknote is blue; b. Images
Unofficial Translation k) to the lower right, the Bank Indonesia logo in a square field, printed in optically variable ink that will change color from magenta to green when viewed from different angles; l) to the lower right of the main image, the number “2011” representing year of print (2011 number will be changed according to the year of print), inscription of “DEWAN GUBERNUR (Board of Governors), signature of the Governor of Bank Indonesia accompanied by inscription of “GUBERNUR” (Governor) and signature of a Deputy Governor of Bank Indonesia and inscription “DEPUTI GUBERNUR” (Deputy of Governor); m) background and filler consisting of wavy, slanted lines and a series of lines curved in the shape of a Balinese ornament; n) Microtext legible only with the aid of a magnifying glass:
Unofficial Translation b) below the main image, the inscription of “DENGAN RAHMAT TUHAN YANG MAHA ESA, BANK INDONESIA MENGELUARKAN UANG SEBAGAI ALAT PEMBAYARAN YANG SAH DENGAN NILAI LIMA PULUH RIBU RUPIAH” (with the blessing of God the Almighty, Bank Indonesia hereby issues this currency as legal tender to the value of fifty thousand rupiahs); c) above the water mark, an invisibly printed image of a silhouette of a Balinese dancer that glows yellowish-green under ultraviolet light; d) to the lower left of the main image, an invisibly printed inscription of the number “50000” representing face value in a rectangular box that glows yellowish-green under ultraviolet light; e) to the left edge and to right of the center of the banknote, an image of Balinese ornament that glows green under ultra violet light; f) to the right of the main image, an elements design shaped small orange circles with white color at its center center putted spreadly; g) serial number consisting of 3 (three) letters and 6 (six) digits, located to the lower left of the banknote and printed in black ink that glows green under ultraviolet light, and to the upper right, located below the inscription of “BANK INDONESIA” and printed in red ink that glows orange under ultraviolet light; h) to the right upper of the main image, the inscription of “BANK INDONESIA”; i) to the upper right, below the serial number, a rectoverso image that if held up to the light will reveal a complete logo of Bank Indonesia; j) the number “50000” representing face value, inscribed horizontally on the lower left and vertically on the upper left;
Unofficial Translation k) to the lower right, directly below the number “500000” representing face value, the inscription of “PERUM PERCETAKAN UANG RI IMP” and the year of issuance “2005”; l) Microtext is text legible only under magnifying glass,:
Unofficial Translation 3. Article 5A is deleted Article II The Banknotes 50.000 (fifty thousand) Rupiah denomination issued by Bank Indonesia before the enactment of this Bank Indonesia Regulation, are declared still remain as a legal tender along has not been revoked and withdrawn from circulation. Article III This Bank Indonesia Regulation shall come into force on the date of its enactment. So everyone knows, it is ordered that this rule be published in the State Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia Enacted in Jakarta Dated in 1 August 2011 THE GOVERNOR OF BANK INDONESIA DARMIN NASUTION STATE GAZETTE OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA NUMBER 76 OF 2011 DPU