No face of Jokowi, here is a list of heroes on rupee notes

Suara.com – An Internet user's strange wish came from Bank Indonesia (BI) to print banknotes with the face of the 7th Indonesian President, Joko Widodo. As a result, this request immediately attracted the attention of Internet users. Even the list of heroes on banknotes is highly sought after.

As is currently widely discussed on social media, the request to print banknotes with Jokowi's face can be seen in the screenshot uploaded by the X account @/paipiapaipia. “Please print money with JOKOWI's photo,” asked the Instagram account @/ganti_bupati_, quoted Thursday (11/28/2024).

For information, several banknotes in Indonesia are deliberately printed with photos of heroes. One of these things can be seen on the Rp 100,000 note which has a photo of Ir. Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta.

So, what are the provisions for printing money with photos of faces of public figures, including Jokowi?

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Rules for printing money with character faces

In response to this request, Bank Indonesia (BI) immediately responded with a rather unexpected response. Indirectly, BI rejected the idea of ​​printing banknotes with a photo of Joko Widodo's face.

The reason is that, as the Currency Act explains, banknotes must not contain images of a living person. Due to this regulation, what typically appears on banknotes are images of fallen national heroes and public figures.

“Hi #RupiahFriends. “For your information, in accordance with Article 6 of the Monetary Law, the characteristics of the Rupiah do not contain images of living people,” responded Bank Indonesia in response to the request via the comments column.

In addition, BI also explained that the use of images of national heroes requires the approval of the heirs and will later be determined by presidential decree (Kepres).

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“As explained in more detail in Section 7, the image of the national hero and/or president is included as the main image on the front of the Rupiah. The use of images of national heroes is obtained by the government from the official bodies responsible and authorized to administer the images in question and to obtain the approval of the heirs. Images of national heroes and/or presidents are determined by presidential decree“, Bank Indonesia said.

So, who is on the list of national heroes who appear on banknotes issued by BI? Here is the complete list according to the year of issue.

List of heroes on banknotes

Year of issue 2000

• 1,000 Rp: Kapitan Pattimura
• 5,000 Rp: Tuanku Imam Bonjol

Year of issue 2004

• 20,000 Rp: Otto Iskandar Di Nata
• 100,000 Rp: Dr. (HC) Ir. Soekarno and Dr. (HC) Drs. Mohamed Hatta

Year of issue 2005

• 10,000 Rp: Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II
• 50,000 Rp: I Gusti Ngurah Rai

Year of issue 2009

• 2,000 Rp: Prince Antasari

Year of issue 2015

• 100,000 Rp: Dr. (HC) Ir. Soekarno and Dr. (HC) Drs. Mohamed Hatta

Year of issue 2016

• 1,000 Rp: Tjut Meutia
• 2,000 Rp: Mohammad Hoesni Thamrin
• 5,000 Rp: Dr. KH. Idham Chalid
• 10,000 Rp: Frans Kaisepo
• 20,000 Rp: Dr. GSSJ Ratulangi
• 50,000 Rp: Ir. H. Djuanda Kartawidjaja
• 100,000 Rp: Dr. (HC) Ir. Soekarno and Dr. (HC) Drs. Mohamed Hatta

For additional information, banknotes from the 2022 issue year still use the same faces of national heroes as those from the 2016 issue year. However, as they are developed, a number Design changes have been made to the banknotes.

This is the list of heroes on banknotes. If you want to use the face of a character or hero to print banknotes, you must have the agreement of the heirs and a presidential decree.

Donor: Putri Ayu Nanda Sari