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day in today's video guys we'll be
reacting to the incredible indonesian
rupaya this video was suggested by
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welcome back guys inshaallah we're gonna
get started the video momentarily and at
the end of the video i'll be sharing
with you my observation and reaction so
please make sure you stay until the end
with that said let's get started with
the video when i was in indonesia
i remember going to an atm and
withdrawing 1 million
indonesian rupiah 1 million i was a
millionaire
for context this is what that looks like
in reality it's not nearly as much money
as it sounds
about 53 pound sterling or 71 u.s
dollars but these banknotes are glorious
nonetheless
and the country has just released a
highly unusual 75 000 rupiah note to
celebrate the 75th anniversary of its
independence
so pack your bags and join me as we
travel to indonesia to become
millionaires and take a closer look at
their wonderful banknotes
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let's begin with the standard notes
released in 2016 with the front of each
bearing the theme of national heroes
whilst in western culture the term
national hero is often thrown around
quite haphazardly here it's an official
title the single highest title given out
by the indonesian government
it's reserved for those who perform
deeds which can be remembered and
exemplified for all time by other
citizens
usually those who fought against
colonialism died defending the nation
or made achievements to develop and
progress the nation
the one thousand sees chut mutia known
for her resistance of the dutch
colonisation of aceh the westernmost
province of the country
she was eventually captured and killed
but today remains a symbol of pride
particularly for indonesian women the
2000 features mohammed husni cameron a
leading political figure and activist
again in the fight against dutch rule
proposing that the name dutch indies be
swapped for indonesia
tamarind tragically died in prison just
four years before indonesia's eventual
independence in 1945.
dr edam khalid can be seen on the 5000 a
politician and minister having held
several high up government positions
including speaker of the people's
representative council and chairman of
the people's consultative assembly
whilst the ten thousand sees franz
kaizepo fourth governor of the papua
province
declared a national hero for his
lifelong mission of uniting western
new guinea with indonesia next up the
bright green 20
000 features sam ratulani the first
governor of sulawesi and committee
member who ratified indonesia's
constitution upon independence
whilst the bright blue fifty thousand
portrays juan de kotawi jeju
the country's tenth and final prime
minister before switching to presidents
and lastly for the standard notes at
least the one hundred thousand features
both the country's first president
and vice president sukano and mohammed
hatta respectively both of whom
prominently fought for indonesia's
independence from the dutch
it's these two figures who can be seen
again on the new 75 000 note but more on
that later
each note features a watermark although
they don't appear to be of the national
hero on the note
and i couldn't find any information
whatsoever on who they are
as well as the national heroes all notes
feature the country's national emblem
above the note's year of issue and a map
of the country
although the map's located at the bottom
of the hundred thousand
and in this vertical box towards the
bottom right can be seen a battic
pattern
an indonesian style of dying cloth this
pattern differs from note to note
with the 5000 portraying a mangrove root
batik design for instance
whilst the 50 000 is intended to
resemble clouds
the patterns can be further seen in the
background behind the portraits on each
note
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but it's not just meaningful national
symbols the notes contain a number of
security features designed to make them
difficult to counterfeit
first up there's my favorite feature uv
ink
each note comes to life with color when
exposed to ultraviolet light
most notably seeing their batik designs
vibrantly glow
it's perhaps most impressive on the 50
000 which sees the cloud pattern
revealed in greater detail or the 2000
which sees the map of indonesia shine
most brightly
on the left of each note the
denomination becomes visible beside the
initials bi
standing for bank indonesia and on the
one two five and ten thousand notes
a colored strip appears again reading bi
in the denomination
next says microprint tiny writing that
can be found hidden across each note
almost impossible to see with the naked
eye on most of the notes it can be seen
in the circular edges around the
portraits
simply reading bi in the denomination
but on the one hundred thousand it can
be found in the numbers at the top
left again reading bi 100 in a chequered
pattern
there's a see-through register this
weird symbol here which is actually half
of bank indonesia's logo with the other
half printed on the reverse
when held up to light the image
completes meaning the note is most
likely genuine
there's the orion constellation these
tiny rings or donuts that printers and
computer software detect to prevent the
banknote being photocopied
there's an embossed number representing
the denomination in the upper right
corner of each note and in the vertical
box containing the bat it can be seen a
latent image with the initials bi
the larger three denominations feature
the bank's logo in color variable ink
whilst the larger two both feature
metallic security fibers
and finally all notes feature these
strange lines on their edges
first they're a tactile feature to help
the blind or partially sighted
distinguish between each note
notice how there's only one set of lines
on the 100 000
right up to 7 on the 1000 but they also
double up as a security feature
if you bend each note like this you can
perfectly connect the lines on either
edge
counterfeiters often have trouble
replicating this
now it's time to turn these notes over
whilst the front has a single theme of
national heroes
the back features three themes flowers
important sights and dances
the one thousand sees fort belgica on
the island of banda naira between two
cocktown orchids and a tifa dance
certain design elements glow under uv
light most notably the serial numbers
the 2000 displays the impressive sianot
canyon magnolia shampaka flower and
appearing dancer
and again simply sees various existing
elements glow
mampromo an active volcano in east java
can be seen on the 5000 besides the
tuberose and gambyong dancer
under uv light the flowers glow and a
box with the initials bi becomes visible
the 10 000 portrays the wakatobi
national park a marine national park and
world heritage site
alongside a magnolia vrisiana and
pacharina dancer
this note is by far the most interesting
under ultraviolet light
seeing some clownfish glow as well as
what i believe to be a tarzia although i
couldn't find a source for that
the twenty thousand sees the darawan
islands and a green sea turtle plus a
type of orchid with a really long latin
name and a gong dancer
a rhinoceros hornbill becomes visible in
uv light and the metallic strip glows in
multiple colours
the 50 000 bears a world famous komodo
national
park but slightly disappointingly no
dragons besides a plumeria and legon
dancer
uv light reveals what i believe to be
some kind of finch although again i
couldn't find a source
and finally the one hundred thousand
sees a beautiful raja ampat islands
alongside a moon orchid and topengputawi
dancer
once again i couldn't find a source but
i believe under uv light this bird is an
eastern osprey
plus on the left we see a somewhat
adorable night sky
now i'll be honest most of the world's
banknotes feature places of national
importance
and a great deal feature native flowers
but featuring national dances is really
quite unusual and probably my favorite
part of these banknotes
offering a really unique insight into
indonesia's culture
but all that said these notes are
completely eclipsed by the brand new 75
000 rupiah
this note is incredible it was released
to mark 75 years of independence and as
such is largely themed around that as
well as some of the major technological
achievements of the country in those
years
firstly they're tsukano and mohammed
hatta the first president and vice
president seen on the 100 000 who were
prominent figures in the fight for
independence
to their left can be seen the flag
hoisting ceremony from the declaration
of independence
and below them a train from the jakarta
mrt or subway
further right can be seen the marvellous
utepha bridge partially seen on the left
of the note with the image completing as
a security feature
and above it is a section of the
trans-java toll road a 725 mile road
that spans the length of the island of
java
the note bears many similarities with
the standard notes including the
national emblem
year of issue batic patterns latent
image
watermark see-through register
microprint and tactile line
as well as a pair of cool new features
first there's a holographic strip which
appears to move as you move the note and
then there's a similar design in the
bottom left that alternates between gold
and green
the front doesn't really do anything
under uv light which is a tremendous
shame but it's a pretty impressive
banknote otherwise
the reverse is slightly more interesting
under uv seeing a batik design
a yellowy strip and the initials nkri or
nagara kasatuan republic indonesia
the country's full name in ordinary
light we see a group of children in
traditional indonesian clothes
this kid in the middle was actually the
subject of quite some controversy with
many people claiming he was dressed in
chinese clothes not
indonesian however this is completely
false and bank indonesia even issued a
statement saying as much
above them is a merputi satellite
launched in 2018 at a cost of 165
million us dollars which equates to an
astounding 2.3 trillion
indonesian rupiah in front of a globe
with indonesia highlighted in gold inc
again the satellite is partly printed on
the bottom of the note and can be bent
to complete the image
if i were to bend it that way it would
likely permanently misshape the note so
instead i'll demonstrate with the second
note
similarly the batting pattern on the far
left and far right join up which i'll
demonstrate with the third and fourth
note
so you're probably wondering why i have
so many of these notes
especially given that only a limited
number were printed available at only 45
banks across the country and strictly
limited to one per citizen
well it's because i'm giving five of
them away over on my instagram
at half asleep chris so head over there
now for a chance to add one to your
collection
the indonesian rupiah really are
beautiful banknotes
with their striking colours national
heroes and national dances
these notes so perfectly capture and
celebrate what makes indonesia great
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yeah i think i have it to give it to
indonesian rupaya for
sure it's one of the coolest banknotes
i've never seen anything
similar to to this basically there's so
many security features
and you know ultraviolet light and the
strips and
all these images it was cool because
under light you see like uh the image of
like a bird show up where you can't see
it with the naked eye
is interesting really really nice and
then the seventy five thousand
uh rupaya they um introduced it in 2020
because of the 75th
independence of indonesia which is uh
really awesome because it was just uh
this year so
really interesting video guys i enjoyed
it quite a bit thank you very much for
suggesting it i hope you guys enjoyed it
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