Monitoring New Paper Money In 2022, Differences, And How To Get It

Illustration of new banknotes in 2022 (BI Youtube screenshot)

JAKARTA - On the 77th Anniversary of the Republic of Indonesia, the Government of Indonesia through Bank Indonesia launched new banknotes in 2022.

There are seven new banknotes issued by BI, the nominal denominations for the new money are IDR 100,000, IDR 50,000, IDR 20,000, IDR 10,000, IDR 5,000, IDR 2000, and IDR 1000. The seven denominations are now valid and are starting to be circulated in the country. Meanwhile, the design of old bills remains in effect on the market.

VOI has summarized interesting information regarding the difference in new banknotes for a long time and how to exchange them online.

New banknotes are different from old ones

There is a difference between new banknotes and old ones that can be seen in real terms. In new banknotes, there are several things that are maintained, namely pictures of heroes, dances, natural views, and flora. Here's a summary of VOI for you.

Hero design on new banknotes

As stated at the beginning, Indonesia's money design has a distinctive feature, namely the image of the hero listed in the currency. The design of the hero in the new paper money is as follows.

These two Indonesian heroes are images that are maintained in the design of the Rp100,000 denomination.

You will find a picture of the National Hero Ir. H. Djuanda on the front of the paper rupiah of the Republic of Indonesia with a fraction of IDR 50,000.

For the Rp20,000 denomination, the front will appear National Hero Dr. GSJ Ratulangi.

Meanwhile, the image of the Hero Frans Kaisiepo will be at the front of the NKRI paper rupiah with a fraction of IDR 10,000.

The National Hero who was born in South Kalimantan will be listed on the front of the NKRI paper rupiah with a fraction of IDR 5,000

The National Hero who was born in Batavia will also decorate the front of the NKRI paper rupiah with a fraction of Rp2,000.

Becoming a National Hero of Women who will decorate the front of the NKRI paper rupiah with a fraction of Rp1,000.

The methods and conditions for exchanging new banknotes for the old ones

For people who want to exchange old money for new ones to Bank Indonesia, it is done through the Rupiah Exchange and withdraw application (PINTAR).

Di aplikasi PINTAR masyarakat harus melakukan pendaftaran dan pemesanan lebih dahulu. Penukaran melalui aplikasi juga akan dibuka masyarakat pada 18 Agustus 2022 mulai pukul 11.WIB. Aplikasi PINTAR bisa diakses lewat laman https://pintar.bi.go.id.

The method is as follows.

Later, you will get a document obtained from the application which is proof of order.

That's information related to new banknotes issued by Bank Indonesia. You can get the latest information through VOI.ID.