REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- President Joko Widodo has inaugurated the new editions of the rupiah currency featuring the pictures of 12 national heroes. "In every rupiah, we show pictures of national heroes, traditional dances, and Indonesian landscapes, as a form of the love of culture and the characteristics of the Indonesian nation. Therefore, I invite every person in the country to continue to love the rupiah in real ways," Joko Widodo said, while inaugurating the launch of the new notes and coins here on Monday.

The president remarked that people could love the rupiah currency by using it in any transaction in the country. The president also urged Bank Indonesia to tighten security on the rupiah to avoid counterfeiting. "I have instructed Bank Indonesia to strengthen security on the rupiah. The technology to secure the Rupiah should not be defeated by the counterfeiters of the rupiah," the president noted.

The head of state also called upon the public not to spread rumors in relation to the rupiah. "Let us, together, preserve the dignity and sovereignty of the rupiah," the president affirmed.

The new notes are the Rp100,000, Rp50,000, Rp20,000, Rp10,000, Rp5,000, Rp2,000 and Rp1,000, while the new coins are Rp1,000, Rp500, Rp200, and Rp100. Indonesia's founding fathers, Soekarno and Mohammad Hatta, are featured on the Rp100,000 note, while Djuanda Kartawidjaja and Sam Ratulangi are on the Rp50,000 and Rp20,000 notes, respectively.

Additionally, Frans Kaisepo, Idham Chalid, Mohammad Hoesni Thamrin, and Tjut Meutia are featured on the Rp10,000, Rp5,000, Rp2,000, and Rp1,000 notes. Other national heroes featured on the new coins are I Gusti Ketut Pudja, TB Simatupang, Tjiptomangunkusumo and Herman Johannes.

The launch of the new notes and coins was attended by Bank Indonesia governor Agus Martowardojo, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Darmin Nasution, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani, and Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung.

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