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  • 100 Rupiah 1991-1998, KM# 53, Indonesia
  • 100 Rupiah 1991-1998, KM# 53, Indonesia
Obverse

Depicts the national emblem of Indonesia. Date below.

The national emblem of Indonesia is called Garuda Pancasila. The main part of Indonesian national emblem is the Garuda with a heraldic shield on its chest and a scroll gripped by its legs. The shield's five emblems (star, chain, banyan tree, bull and Rice and cotton) represent Pancasila, the five principles of Indonesia's national ideology. The Garuda claws gripping a white ribbon scroll inscribed with the national motto "Unity in Diversity".

The Garuda is the mythical golden eagle, common to both Hindu and Buddhist mythology. The Garuda was a chimera, having the wings, beak, and feet of the golden eagle, but a man's arms and trunk. The use of the Garuda in Indonesia's coat-of-arms invokes the pre-colonial Hindu kingdoms that spanned across the archipelago, from which the present-day Republic of Indonesia is understood to be descended.

Garuda Pancasila was designed by Sultan Hamid II from Pontianak, supervised by Sukarno, and was adopted as the national emblem on 11 February 1950. The design was inspired by Javan hawk-eagle (Nisaetus bartelsi), an endangered raptor endemic to the mountainous forest regions of Java.

BHINNEKA TUNGGAL IKA
1996
BANK INDONESIA

Reverse

Running bulls with denomination above and legend "Bull race" below.

Karapan sapi is a traditional bull racing festival on the Indonesian island of Madura. Every year from about July through October, local bulls are yoked to wooden skids and raced for 130 meters, similar to a chariot race. A depiction of the festival was featured on the reverse of the 100 rupiah coin for Indonesia from 1991 to 1998.

Rp 100
Karapan Sapi

Edge

100 Rupiah

KM# 53 Schön# 44
Characteristics
Material Aluminium Bronze
Weight 4.13 g
Diameter 22 mm
Thickness 1.6 mm
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Mint
Perum Peruri

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