Risma Visits Heirs Of The Bung Karno Family For Permission To Use Photos Of The 2022 Rupiah Emissions

PHOTO VIA ANTARA/Social Minister Tri Rismaharini

JAKARTA - Minister of Social Affairs, Tri Rismaharini, visited the heirs of the family of the First President of the Republic of Indonesia Soekarno or Bung Karno, Guntur Soekarno Putra to ask for permission to use photos of the 2022 Rupiah bills.

Before visiting Bung Karno's family, Risma visited the heirs of the family of the first Vice President of Indonesia, Mohammad Hatta or Bung Hatta, Meutia Hatta.

"I, the Ministry of Finance and Bank Indonesia are currently appealing to the Bung Karno and Bung Hatta families to allow the government to use the photos that will be used in the new money", Risma said at the residence of Bung Karno's heir, Guntur Soekarno Putra, quoted by Antara, Friday. , October 8th.

Meanwhile, Guntur said what Risma did was a very positive activity, to build character and national identity.

“Very positive for character-building education. Character education, national indoctrination, character-building are carried out by the government", said Guntur.

Risma, accompanied by the Director-General of Social Empowerment, Edi Suharto, who oversees the Directorate of Heroism, Pioneering, Solidarity, and Social Restoration, visited the residence of the National Hero's family.

Apart from Soekarno and Mohammad Hatta, six heirs were asked for approval for the issuance of Rupiah in 2022, namely Raden Djuanda Kartawidjaja, Cut Meutia, Mohammad Husni Thamrin, KH Idham Chalid, Frans Kaesiepo, GSSJ Ratulangi.

The nominal money issued is in the form of banknotes in the denominations of IDR 100,000, IDR 50,000, IDR 20,000, IDR 10,000, IDR 5,000, IDR 2,000, and IDR 1,000 while maintaining the image of the National Hero on the 2016 issue year Rupiah banknotes.

Present at the meeting were Assistant Governor of Bank Indonesia, Dwi Pranoto, Director of the Money Management Department of Bank Indonesia, Immaduddin Sahabat, Head of Sub-Directorate of Cash Optimization at the Directorate of State Management of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia, Moch Abdul Kobir.