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| General Description | The rupiah (Rp) is the official currency of Indonesia. Issued and controlled by the Bank of Indonesia. The name derives from the Indian monetary unit rupee which is called as rupiya in Indian languages. Blue and green in color. |
| Front Description | Thomas Matulessy, born Mat Lussy also known as Kapitan Pattimura or simply Pattimura, was a Christian Ambonese soldier who led a rebellion against Dutch forces on Saparua near Ambon in Maluku. He took the Dutch fortress there and repelled the colonial force sent against him, the Dutch sent reinforcements from Batavia (modern-day Jakarta); the rebels were defeated and Matulesia surrendered. In December 1817 he was hanged along with three others. |
| Back Description | Mutiara and Tidore Islands, with fishermen on a boat. Tidore is a city, island, and archipelago in the Maluku Islands of eastern Indonesia, west of the larger island of Halmahera. |
| Catalog code | P#141d |
| Height | 65.00 mm |
| Width | 141.00 mm |
| Material | Paper |
| Catalog prices | UNC $0.50 |
