Increasingly Unreasonable, Rp500 Coins Out Of 1991 Sold For Rp100 Billion

IDR 500 coins issued in 1991 (Photo: Bukalapak, Bantal Inc)

JAKARTA - After a few weeks ago there was a lot of discussion about the Rp1,000 coin with the picture of a palm head that was sold for up to Rp. 5 billion, now the Rp. 500 denomination also doesn't want to lose and is viral on social media.

VOI, Friday, July 10, tried to find the price of the 1991 Rp. 500 coin with the picture of jasmine on Bukalapak's website. We filter the display from the highest price first.

As a result, the coins were sold at an extremely ridiculous price. One Rp500 coin was sold for Rp100 billion by a seller located in Karawang, West Java.

"Limited stock! Only 1 left!" said the seller, quoted by VOI, Friday, July 10.

On another link, there are those who sell at prices that are still unreasonable, namely in the range of IDR 50 million-150 million. The sellers come from various regions in the country such as Gresik, Banyumas, and Yogyakarta.

Meanwhile, on the OLX page, VOI is also trying to trace the price of the 1991 IDR 500 coin with jasmine. As a result, the money is sold at the most expensive price of IDR 350 million.

Quoted from the official website of Bank Indonesia (BI), these coins came out in 1991. The material used is aluminum bronze with a flat moon with the issue date of August 16, 1991.

The dominant color on the front and back is golden yellow. Then the weight of the money is 5.29 grams, 1.8 mm thick and 24 mm in diameter.

The front image features the national emblem of Garuda Pancasila and the text BANK INDONESIA. On the back of the coin there is a picture of a jasmine flower, the text of a Jasmine Flower and Rp500 (small) then on the jagged side.