BANK INDONESIA REGULATION
NUMBER: 6/29/PBI/2004
CONCERNING
ISSUANCE AND CIRCULATION OF THE YEAR 2004 ISSUE OF
BANKNOTES IN THE 20,000 (TWENTY THOUSAND) RUPIAH
DENOMINATION
THE GOVERNOR OF BANK INDONESIA,
Considering : a. whereas the growth in public activity in cash transactions
needs to be supported by availability of adequate amounts of
rupiah currency with easily recognizable marks of
authenticity as legal tender;
b. whereas for availability of adequate amounts of rupiah
currency with easily recognizable marks of authenticity as
legal tender, it is deemed necessary to enhance the security
features on currency in the 20,000 (twenty thousand) rupiah
denomination;
c. whereas to enhance the security features on currency in the
20,000 (twenty thousand) rupiah denomination, it is deemed
necessary to issue and circulate the year 2004 issue of
banknotes in the 20,000 (twenty thousand) rupiah
denomination;
d. now therefore, based on the considerations referred to in
letter a, letter b, and letter c, it is necessary to enact a Bank
Indonesia Regulation concerning the Issuance and
Circulation of the Year 2004 Issue of Banknotes in the
20,000 (twenty thousand) Rupiah Denomination;
In view of : 1. Act Number 23 of 1999 concerning Bank Indonesia (State
Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia Number 66 of 1999,
Supplement to the State Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia
Number 3843) as amended by Act Number 3 of 2004 (State
Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia Number 7 of 2004,
Supplement to the State Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia
Number 4357);
2. Bank Indonesia Regulation Number 6/14/PBI/2004 dated
June 22, 2004, concerning Issuance, Circulation, Revocation
as Legal Tender, Withdrawal from Circulation, and
Destruction of the Rupiah Currency (State Gazette of the
Republic of Indonesia Number 52 of 2004, Supplement to the
State Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia Number 4388);
HAS DECREED:
To enact : THE BANK INDONESIA REGULATION CONCERNING
ISSUANCE AND CIRCULATION OF THE YEAR 2004
ISSUE OF BANKNOTES IN THE 20,000 (TWENTY
THOUSAND) RUPIAH DENOMINATION.
Article 1
Bank Indonesia shall issue and circulate the year 2004 issue of currency in the
20,000 (twenty thousand) rupiah denomination as legal tender in the territory of
the Republic of Indonesia.
Article 2
The rupiah currency referred to in Article 1 is a banknote produced from cotton
fiber material.
Article 3
The face value of the rupiah currency referred to in Article 1 is Rp 20,000 (twenty
thousand rupiahs).
Article 4
The specifications of the currency in the 20,000 (twenty thousand) rupiah
denomination referred to in Article 1 are:
a. color
the dominant color printed on the obverse and reverse sides of the banknote is
green;
b. images
1. obverse side
a) main image depicting a National Hero and underneath the inscription of
“OTO ISKANDAR DI NATA”;
b) the number “20000” representing face value, inscribed horizontally to
the upper left of the portrait and vertically to the right;
c) to the left of the main image, directly below the number “20000”
representing face value, a rectoverso picture that if held up to the light
will reveal a complete logo of Bank Indonesia;
d) to the lower left of the main image, the words “BANK INDONESIA”
inscribed horizontally, and directly underneath this inscription, the
inscription of “DUA PULUH RIBU RUPIAH” (twenty thousand
rupiahs);
e) to the upper right of the main image, the national emblem of the
“Garuda Pancasila”;
f) to the lower left, the Bank Indonesia logo in a pentagonal field, printed
in optical variable ink that will change color from magenta to green
when viewed at certain angles;
g) to the right of the main image, the number “2004” representing year of
issue, inscription of “DEWAN GUBERNUR” (board of governors),
signature of the Governor of Bank Indonesia (Burhanuddin Abdullah)
accompanied by inscription of “GUBERNUR” (governor) and
signature of a Deputy Governor of Bank Indonesia (R. Maulana
Ibrahim) and the inscription of “DEPUTI GUBERNUR”;
h) background and filler consisting of wavy, slanted lines and a series of
lines curved in the shape of certain ornaments;
i) microtext with the inscription of “Bank Indonesia” or “BI”, legible only
under a magnifying glass, at the:
1) right of the portrait of the National Hero Oto Iskandar Di Nata, forming vertical lines from top to bottom;
2) upper right of the garuda and to the lower right of the signatures of the Board of Governors, forming curves with text size varying from
large to small;
2. reverse side
a) main image of a worker harvesting tea;
b) to the upper right of the main image, the inscription of “BANK
INDONESIA”;
c) below the main image, the inscription of “DENGAN RAHMAT
TUHAN YANG MAHA ESA, BANK INDONESIA
MENGELUARKAN UANG SEBAGAI ALAT PEMBAYARAN
YANG SAH DENGAN NILAI DUA PULUH RIBU RUPIAH” (with
the blessing of God the Almighty, Bank Indonesia hereby issues this
currency as legal tender to the value of twenty thousand rupiahs);
d) the number “20000” representing face value, inscribed horizontally to
the lower left and vertically on the upper left;
e) serial number consisting of 3 (three) letters and 6 (six) digits, located to
the lower left of the banknote and printed in black ink that will glow
with a greenish color under ultraviolet light, and on the upper right,
below the inscription of “BANK INDONESIA”, printed in red ink that
will glow with a yellowish color under ultraviolet light;
f) to the upper right, below the serial number, a rectoverso picture that if
held up to the light will reveal a complete logo of Bank Indonesia;
g) to the lower left, directly below the number “20000” representing face
value, the inscription of “PERUM PERCETAKAN UANG RI IMP.
2004” (the Indonesian currency mint, 2004);
h) to the left of the water mark, an invisibly printed image of a tea leaf that
glows with a greenish color under ultraviolet light;
i) to the upper left of the main image, an invisibly printed inscription of
the number “20000” representing face value, that will glow greenish
yellow under ultraviolet light;
j) microtext with the inscription of “Bank Indonesia” or “BI”, legible only
under a magnifying glass, at the:
1) upper and lower left, forming curves with varying text size from large to small;
2) upper and lower edges on the left and right of the banknote, in diagonal form.
c. material
the specifications of this banknote are as follows:
1. made of cotton fiber;
2. length 147 mm and width 65 mm;
3. light green;
5. water mark depicting the National Hero Oto Iskandar Di Nata;
6. woven security thread.
Article 5
The Rupiah Currency as referred to in Article 1 shall be issued and placed in
circulation commencing from December 29, 2004.
Article 6
This Bank Indonesia Regulation shall come into force on the date of its
enactment.
Enacted in: Jakarta
Dated: December 28, 2004
THE GOVERNOR OF BANK INDONESIA,
BURHANUDDIN ABDULLAH
