Intention To Open A Business But A Thin Capital, This Couple In Ternate Collects IDR 500-1000 Coins For 19 Months

The coins collected by Fadlan Kausa Usaha (Photo: DOK ANTARA)

TERNATE - One of the residents in Ternate City, North Maluku, Fadlan Kausa exchanged Rp500 and Rp1,000 rupiah coins collected for 19 months for a total of Rp9,400,000, - to the local representative Bank Indonesia. "The money for coins exchanged for large denominations at the BI Representative Office of North Maluku will later be used as business capital," said Fadlan Kausa when confirmed by ANTARA in Ternate, Friday, July 21. Fadlan and his wife have long intended to open a business but are constrained by capital. Because he only works as a odd worker, Fadlan and his wife then collect coins from returning spending to markets or stalls. There are also gifts from friends and neighbors who have coins. "During the 19 months of efforts to collect the coins, a total of Rp9,400,000, - with denominations of Rp500 and Rp1,000. Hopefully with this capital we can open a basic food trading business and hope that the business can run smoothly," said Fadlan. Meanwhile, Deputy Head of Bank Indonesia Representative for North Maluku, Indra Gunawan, appreciated Fadlan Kausa's efforts in coins for business capital and it is hoped that it can be an example for other communities in this island province. "We from Bank Indonesia received the exchange of coins from the public, which amounted to Rp9,400,000 and this exchange became the value," said the Deputy Head of BI Representative for North Maluku.

He also asked the people in this area to continue to respect coins and if they are spent in markets or stalls, their traders will refuse to collect them and later they can be resold at Bank Indonesia and other banks spread across ten districts and cities in North Maluku.