Bank Indonesia Regulation No. 6/29/PBI/2004 Issuance and Circulation of the Year 2004 Issue of Banknotes in the 20,000 Rupiah Denomination

Unofficial Translation
BANK INDONESIA REGULATION
NUMBER: 6/29/PBI/2004
CONCERNING
ISSUANCE AND CIRCULATION OF THE YEAR 2004 ISSUE OF BANKNOTES IN THE 20,000 (TWENTY THOUSAND) RUPIAH DENOMINATION THE GOVERNOR OF BANK INDONESIA, Considering : a. whereas the growth in public activity in cash transactions needs to be supported by availability of adequate amounts of rupiah currency with easily recognizable marks of authenticity as legal tender; b. whereas for availability of adequate amounts of rupiah currency with easily recognizable marks of authenticity as legal tender, it is deemed necessary to enhance the security features on currency in the 20,000 (twenty thousand) rupiah denomination;
c. whereas to enhance the security features on currency in the
20,000 (twenty thousand) rupiah denomination, it is deemed necessary to issue and circulate the year 2004 issue of banknotes in the 20,000 (twenty thousand) rupiah denomination; d. now therefore, based on the considerations referred to in letter a, letter b, and letter c, it is necessary to enact a Bank Indonesia Regulation concerning the Issuance and Circulation of the Year 2004 Issue of Banknotes in the 20,000 (twenty thousand) Rupiah Denomination; In view of ...

Unofficial Translation
In view of : 1. Act 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 Number 3 of 2004 (State Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia Number 7 of 2004, Supplement to the State Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia Number 4357);
2. Bank Indonesia Regulation Number 6/14/PBI/2004 dated
June 22, 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 the State Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia Number 4388); HAS DECREED:
To enact : THE BANK INDONESIA REGULATION CONCERNING ISSUANCE AND CIRCULATION OF THE YEAR 2004 ISSUE OF BANKNOTES IN THE 20,000 (TWENTY THOUSAND) RUPIAH DENOMINATION.
Article 1
Bank Indonesia shall issue and circulate the year 2004 issue of currency in the 20,000 (twenty thousand) rupiah denomination as legal tender in the territory of the Republic of Indonesia.
Article 2
The rupiah currency referred to in Article 1 is a banknote produced from cotton fiber material. Article 3 ...

Unofficial Translation
Article 3
The face value of the rupiah currency referred to in Article 1 is Rp 20,000 (twenty thousand rupiahs).
Article 4
The specifications of the currency in the 20,000 (twenty thousand) rupiah denomination referred to in Article 1 are:
a. color the dominant color printed on the obverse and reverse sides of the banknote is green; b. images

1. obverse side
   a) main image depicting a National Hero and underneath the inscription of “OTO ISKANDAR DI NATA”; b) the number “20000” representing face value, inscribed horizontally to the upper left of the portrait and vertically to the right; c) to the left of the main image, directly below the number “20000” representing face value, a rectoverso picture that if held up to the light will reveal a complete logo of Bank Indonesia; d) to the lower left of the main image, the words “BANK INDONESIA” inscribed horizontally, and directly underneath this inscription, the inscription of “DUA PULUH RIBU RUPIAH” (twenty thousand rupiahs); e) to the upper right of the main image, the national emblem of the “Garuda Pancasila”; f) to the ...

Unofficial Translation f) to the lower left, the Bank Indonesia logo in a pentagonal field, printed in optical variable ink that will change color from magenta to green when viewed at certain angles; g) to the right of the main image, the number “2004” representing year of issue, inscription of “DEWAN GUBERNUR” (board of governors), signature of the Governor of Bank Indonesia (Burhanuddin Abdullah) accompanied by inscription of “GUBERNUR” (governor) and signature of a Deputy Governor of Bank Indonesia (R. Maulana Ibrahim) and the inscription of “DEPUTI GUBERNUR”; h) background and filler consisting of wavy, slanted lines and a series of lines curved in the shape of certain ornaments; i) microtext with the inscription of “Bank Indonesia” or “BI”, legible only under a magnifying glass, at the:
1) right of the portrait of the National Hero Oto Iskandar Di Nata,
forming vertical lines from top to bottom;
2) upper right of the garuda and to the lower right of the signatures of
the Board of Governors, forming curves with text size varying from large to small;
2. reverse side
a) main image of a worker harvesting tea; b) to the upper right of the main image, the inscription of “BANK INDONESIA”; c) below the main image, the inscription of “DENGAN RAHMAT TUHAN YANG MAHA ESA, BANK INDONESIA MENGELUARKAN UANG SEBAGAI ALAT PEMBAYARAN YANG SAH DENGAN NILAI DUA PULUH RIBU RUPIAH” (with the blessing of God the Almighty, Bank Indonesia hereby issues this currency as legal tender to the value of twenty thousand rupiahs); d) the number ...

Unofficial Translation d) the number “20000” representing face value, inscribed horizontally to the lower left and vertically on the upper left; e) 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 will glow with a greenish color under ultraviolet light, and on the upper right, below the inscription of “BANK INDONESIA”, printed in red ink that will glow with a yellowish color under ultraviolet light; f) to the upper right, below the serial number, a rectoverso picture that if held up to the light will reveal a complete logo of Bank Indonesia; g) to the lower left, directly below the number “20000” representing face value, the inscription of “PERUM PERCETAKAN UANG RI IMP. 2004” (the Indonesian currency mint, 2004); h) to the left of the water mark, an invisibly printed image of a tea leaf that glows with a greenish color under ultraviolet light; i) to the upper left of the main image, an invisibly printed inscription of the number “20000” representing face value, that will glow greenish yellow under ultraviolet light; j) microtext with the inscription of “Bank Indonesia” or “BI”, legible only under a magnifying glass, at the:
1) upper and lower left, forming curves with varying text size from
large to small;
2) upper and lower edges on the left and right of the banknote, in
diagonal form.
c. material
the specifications of this banknote are as follows:

1. made of cotton fiber;
2. length 147 mm and width 65 mm;
3. light green;
4. does not glow under ultraviolet light; 5. water .....

Unofficial Translation
5. water mark depicting the National Hero Oto Iskandar Di Nata;
6. woven security thread.
Article 5
The Rupiah Currency as referred to in Article 1 shall be issued and placed in circulation commencing from December 29, 2004.
Article 6
This Bank Indonesia Regulation shall come into force on the date of its enactment. Enacted in: Jakarta Dated: December 28, 2004 THE GOVERNOR OF BANK INDONESIA, BURHANUDDIN ABDULLAH STATE GAZETTE OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA NUMBER 163 OF 2004 DPU