12 Indonesia national heroes will be feature on a new series of banknotes and coins that will be issued later this year. the use of pictures and names of the national heroes already get approval from their descendants.
Indonesia Cabinet secretariat release an official statement on Wednesday, that the decision to feature the 12 national heroes was a tribute to the their contribution to Indonesia. It was based on Indonesia Presidential Decree No 31/2016 issued on 5 September 2016.
On the new banknotes, the phrase of "Negara Kesatuan Republik Indonesia" (The Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia) will replace a phrase “Bank Indonesia”.
The image of founding fathers Soekarno and Mohammad Hatta will remain on the Rp 100,000 banknote, while former Prime Minister Juanda Kartawidjaja's portrait will be on the Rp 50,000 banknote replacing I Gusti Ngurah Rai.
The portrait of Oto Iskandar Di Nata on the Rp 20,000 banknote will be replaced by a portrait of Gerungan Saul Samuel Jacob Ratulangi, an independence activist and first governor of Sulawesi.
National hero Frans Kaisiepo's portrait will replace Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II as the main image on the Rp 10,000 banknote. National hero from Aceh Tuanku Imam Bonjol's image on the Rp 5,000 banknote will be replaced by KH Idham's portrait.
MH Thamrin and Tjut Meutiah's portraits will feature on the Rp 2,000 and Rp 1,000, banknotes, replacing Antasari and Pattimura, respectively.
Meanwhile, portraits of Tahi Bonar Simatupang, Cipto Mangunkusumo and Herman John will be featured on the Rp 500, Rp 200 and Rp 100 coins, respectively.
Source: Jakarta Post
