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4 unusual facts about Indonesian rupiah


Bontang F.C.

While the club barred from the league for two years and relegated to the lowest caste competition in Indonesia Third Division and a fine of IDR 100 million.

Pindad Komodo

Pindad obtained a loan of Rupiah 300-700 million from the State Capital Participation or Penyertaan Modal Negara to assist in covering the costs of producing the Komodos.

Riau rupiah

The Riau rupiah was much shorter lived than the West Irian rupiah (which circulated from May 1963 until 1971), and, by Presidential decree effective from 1 July 1964, the Riau rupiah was no longer a valid currency, being replaced by the Indonesian rupiah at a rate of 1 Riau rupiah = 14.7 Indonesian rupiah.

It replaced the Malaya and British Borneo dollar at par and was replaced by the Indonesian rupiah at the rate of 1 Riau rupiah = 14.7 Indonesian rupiah.



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