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The currency of Indonesia is the Indonesian rupiah (IDR), written Rp and issued by Bank Indonesia. It is a small unit, so prices run into thousands: one rupiah costs ₹0.0062 at our selling rate right now, and the top note is the Rp100,000.
- Code
- IDR
- Symbol
- Rp
- Smallest unit
- 1 rupiah
- In use since
- 1946
What is the currency of Indonesia?
The currency of Indonesia is the Indonesian rupiah, code IDR, written Rp. It has no plural: 50,000 rupiah, not rupiahs. Bank Indonesia issues it, and the state-owned Perum Peruri prints the notes and mints the coins. The rupiah first circulated as the Oeang Republik Indonesia on 30 October 1946, and it is the only legal tender in Indonesia, Bali included, so there is no separate Bali currency. One rupiah is a very small amount, so prices run into thousands and the top note is the Rp100,000: on 5 Oct 2026, one rupiah was worth about ₹0.0062 at our selling rate. Indonesia writes a dot between thousands, so Rp50.000 means fifty thousand. A quote in IDR always means this rupiah and not the Indian rupee.
Indonesian Rupiah at a glance
- Currency
- Indonesian rupiahNo plural: 50,000 rupiah, not rupiahs
- Code
- IDRThe ISO 4217 code of the Indonesian rupiah
- Symbol
- RpThe Indonesian rupiah symbol goes before the amount: Rp50.000
- Subunit
- None in useThe sen, a hundredth of a rupiah, is legal but not issued
- Issuer
- Bank IndonesiaState-owned Perum Peruri prints the notes and mints the coins
- Introduced
- 1946As the Oeang Republik Indonesia, from 30 October
- Exchange rate
- Inflation targetingBank Indonesia calls it flexible, and counts exchange-rate stability as part of rupiah stability
- Used in
- IndonesiaThe only legal tender there, Bali included
- Banknotes
- Rp1,000 to Rp100,000Seven notes in the 2022 series, launched on 18 August 2022
- Coins
- Rp100, Rp200, Rp500 and Rp1,000The 2016 series, circulating since 19 December 2016
Indonesia currency notes and coins
Indonesian money comes as seven banknotes and four coins in the current series. The notes are the 2022 series, launched in Jakarta on 18 August 2022 and valid from 17 August, Indonesia's 77th independence day. Bank Indonesia says they have sharper colours, better security and more durable material, and earlier issues stay legal tender until it withdraws them. Each note is shown with what it costs in rupees at our selling rate today.
- Bank IndonesiaOne thousand rupiahRp1,000
One thousand rupiah Rp1,000
≈ ₹6.20 today- Colour
- Green
- Front
- Tjut Meutia
- Back
- Tari Tifa dance, Banda Neira and the Anggrek Larat flower
- Bank IndonesiaTwo thousand rupiahRp2,000
Two thousand rupiah Rp2,000
≈ ₹12.40 today- Colour
- Grey
- Front
- Mohammad Hoesni Thamrin
- Back
- Tari Piring dance, Ngarai Sianok and the Bunga Jeumpa flower
- Bank IndonesiaFive thousand rupiahRp5,000
Five thousand rupiah Rp5,000
≈ ₹31.00 today- Colour
- Brown
- Front
- Dr. K.H. Idham Chalid
- Back
- Tari Gambyong dance, Mount Bromo and the tuberose (Sedap Malam)
- Bank IndonesiaTen thousand rupiahRp10,000
Ten thousand rupiah Rp10,000
≈ ₹62.00 today- Colour
- Purple
- Front
- Frans Kaisiepo
- Back
- Tari Pakarena dance, Wakatobi National Park and the Cempaka Hutan Kasar flower
- Bank IndonesiaTwenty thousand rupiahRp20,000
Twenty thousand rupiah Rp20,000
≈ ₹124.00 today- Colour
- Green
- Front
- Dr. G.S.S.J. Ratulangi
- Back
- Tari Gong dance, Derawan and the black orchid (Anggrek Hitam)
- Bank IndonesiaFifty thousand rupiahRp50,000
Fifty thousand rupiah Rp50,000
≈ ₹310.00 today- Colour
- Blue
- Front
- Ir. H. Djuanda Kartawidjaja
- Back
- Tari Legong dance, Komodo National Park and the frangipani (Bunga Jepun Bali)
- Bank IndonesiaOne hundred thousand rupiahRp100,000
One hundred thousand rupiah Rp100,000
≈ ₹620.00 today- Colour
- Red
- Front
- Soekarno and Mohammad Hatta
- Back
- Tari Topeng Betawi dance, Raja Ampat and the moon orchid (Anggrek Bulan)
Coins, in rupiah
The four coins of the 2016 series carry national heroes, not landmarks: I Gusti Ketut Pudja on the Rp1,000, Lt Gen T.B. Simatupang on the Rp500, Dr. Tjiptomangunkusumo on the Rp200 and Prof. Dr. Ir. Herman Johannes on the Rp100. The Rp1,000 is nickel-plated steel and the others are aluminium. The back shows the value in words, the name Bank Indonesia and the year mark.
- 100100 rupiah
≈ ₹0.62 - 200200 rupiah
≈ ₹1.24 - 500500 rupiah
≈ ₹3.10 - 10001000 rupiah
≈ ₹6.20
Sources: Bank Indonesia, banknote and coin catalogue; colours as printed. Rupee values at our selling rate, 10:25 AM IST, 5 Oct 2026.
The left half stays legal tender at half its value
The right half becomes a long-dated 3% government bond at half its value
ORI and notes of Rp2.50 or less were not cut
The rupiah that was cut in half
At 8 pm on 10 March 1950, Finance Minister Sjafruddin Prawiranegara announced that the larger old notes in circulation would be cut in half: one half stayed money and the other became a loan to the government. Indonesians call it Gunting Syafruddin, Syafruddin's scissors.
The republic prints its own money
The Oeang Republik Indonesia, or ORI, the republic's first national money, enters circulation during the independence revolution, while Japanese and Dutch-era money still circulates.
Syafruddin's scissors
Old NICA and De Javasche Bank notes of the larger values are to be cut in half. The left half stays money at half value, the right half becomes a long-dated 3% government bond at half value, and bank deposits are halved into a government loan.
Bank Indonesia takes over
Bank Indonesia succeeds De Javasche Bank, whose notes were among those cut, and its first notes appear that year. A 1968 law later makes it the sole issuer of the rupiah.
Cutting zeros, not notes
A bill to drop three zeros sits in the 2025 to 2029 legislative programme, and the Finance Ministry expects it to be finalised by 2027. The idea was raised in 2013 and shelved in 2014.
Sources: Republika, "Hari ini 10 Maret: kebijakan moneter Gunting Syafruddin"; Wikipedia, "Sjafruddin Prawiranegara" and "History of the Indonesian rupiah"; Indonesian Wikipedia, "Gunting Syafruddin" and "Oeang Republik Indonesia"; The Vibes and Kontan on the plan to drop three zeros.
A currency of big numbers
The rupiah is a small unit, so prices run into thousands, and its price in rupees can change from one day to the next.
A small unit
One rupiah is a very small amount of money, so everyday sums run into thousands. The smallest note in the 2022 series is the Rp1,000 and the top note is the Rp100,000.
Stable, not fixed
Bank Indonesia calls its approach flexible inflation targeting, and it counts exchange-rate stability as part of rupiah stability. Stable does not mean fixed: the rupiah's price in rupees still changes, which is why every rupee figure here carries a time.
A plan to drop three zeros
A bill to drop three zeros is in the 2025 to 2029 legislative programme, and the Finance Ministry expects it to be finalised by 2027. The idea was raised in 2013 and shelved in 2014, and the notes in use today are the 2022 series.
One unit in rupees · our selling rate, 5 Oct 2026
The Indonesian rupiah since 1946
The rupiah began as the republic's own money in 1946, and its story since includes a pair of scissors, a central bank and two new sets of notes and coins. What changed along the way, in seven entries.
- EntryIndonesia
The republic prints its own money
On 30 October the Oeang Republik Indonesia (ORI), the republic's first national money, enters circulation during the independence revolution, while Japanese and Dutch-era money still circulates.
Launch - EntryIndonesia
Syafruddin's scissors
On 10 March Finance Minister Sjafruddin Prawiranegara announces that old notes of the larger values are to be cut in half: the left half stays money at half value and the right half becomes a long-dated 3% government bond. ORI is not cut.
The cut - EntryIndonesia
Bank Indonesia takes over
On 1 July Bank Indonesia succeeds De Javasche Bank, and its first notes follow that year.
- EntryIndonesia
One issuer
A law makes Bank Indonesia the sole issuer of the rupiah.
- EntryIndonesia
New coins and notes
From 19 December the current coins, the Rp100, Rp200, Rp500 and Rp1,000, circulate together with notes of the 2016 issue year. The coins carry national heroes.
- EntryIndonesia
The 2022 series
Bank Indonesia launches seven new notes in Jakarta on 18 August, valid from 17 August, Indonesia's 77th independence day. They have sharper colours, better security and more durable material.
Newest notes - EntryIndonesia
A plan to drop three zeros
A bill to drop three zeros sits in the 2025 to 2029 legislative programme, and the Finance Ministry expects it to be finalised by 2027. The idea had been raised in 2013 and shelved in 2014.
Proposed
Sources: Bank Indonesia, banknote and coin pages and the 2022 news release; Wikipedia, "Indonesian rupiah", "History of the Indonesian rupiah" and "Sjafruddin Prawiranegara"; Indonesian Wikipedia, "Oeang Republik Indonesia" and "Gunting Syafruddin"; Republika; The Vibes and Kontan on the plan to drop three zeros.
Rupiah and rupees side by side
Worked out at our selling rate at 10:25 AM IST on 5 Oct 2026. For the live rate on any amount, use the IDR to INR or INR to IDR converter.
| You pay | You get |
|---|---|
| ₹5,000 | Rp 806,452 |
| ₹10,000 | Rp 1,612,903 |
| ₹25,000 | Rp 4,032,258 |
| ₹50,000 | Rp 8,064,516 |
| ₹1,00,000 | Rp 16,129,032 |
| ₹2,00,000 | Rp 32,258,065 |
| You buy | It costs |
|---|---|
| Rp 50,000 | ₹310.00 |
| Rp 100,000 | ₹620.00 |
| Rp 500,000 | ₹3,100.00 |
| Rp 1,000,000 | ₹6,200.00 |
| Rp 5,000,000 | ₹31,000.00 |
| Rp 10,000,000 | ₹62,000.00 |
Spending rupiah in Indonesia and Bali
Three things about Indonesian money that help on the first day.
Pay in rupiah
Indonesian law requires cash and non-cash payments, and price tags, to be in rupiah, and valid rupiah may not normally be refused. Dollars are tolerated at some tourist shops, though paying in them is illegal and the rate is poor, and even a card charge has to be in rupiah.
Prices and payments in rupiahCheck the small notes twice
The three smallest notes are pastel and easy to mix up, so read the figure as well as the colour: the Rp1,000 is green, the Rp2,000 grey and the Rp5,000 brown. A Rp1,000 note is about ₹6.20 and a Rp5,000 note about ₹31.00.
Rp1,000 ₹6.20 · Rp5,000 ₹31.00A dot means thousands
On an Indonesian price tag a dot does the job of an English comma, so Rp50.000 is fifty thousand rupiah, not fifty. The top note, the Rp100,000, is about ₹620.00.
Rp50.000 is Rp50,000 · ₹310.00Taking Indonesian rupiah from India
The Reserve Bank of India's rules apply to every currency, and the Indonesian rupiah is no exception.
Up to the equivalent of USD 3,000 per trip can leave India as Indonesian rupiah notes. The rest goes on a forex card or as a bank transfer.
Every resident can send up to USD 250,000 abroad each financial year under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme, travel included.
Tax collected at source applies once your foreign-exchange purchases in a financial year cross ₹10 lakh: nil when an education loan pays, 2% for self-funded education and medical treatment, and 20% for travel and everything else. It is credited against your income tax when you file.
Indonesian rupiah is on our booking form. Send your amount and the desk confirms your exact rate before anything is booked.
Book Indonesian Rupiah→Indonesian rupiah questions
The questions people type about the Indonesian rupiah, answered in full, in three groups.
The basics
8 questionsWhat is the currency of Indonesia?
The currency of Indonesia is the Indonesian rupiah, code IDR, written Rp. It is the only legal tender across the country, from Java to Bali, with notes and coins issued by Bank Indonesia.
What is the full form of IDR in currency?
IDR stands for Indonesian rupiah: ID is Indonesia's two-letter country code and R is for rupiah, following the ISO 4217 standard. That is the IDR full form, and in a price list or a quote the IDR currency always means the rupiah, not the Indian rupee.
What is the Indonesian rupiah symbol?
The Indonesian rupiah symbol is Rp, written before the amount, as in Rp50.000. It is the Indonesia currency symbol you will see on every price tag, and what people mean when they search for the Rp currency or Rp Indonesia.
Indonesia ki currency kya hai?
Indonesia ki currency Indonesian rupiah (IDR) hai, jise Rp likha jata hai. Ek rupiah ki value bahut kam hoti hai: 5 Oct 2026 ko ek rupiah lagbhag ₹0.0062 ka tha, hamare selling rate par. Bali ki currency bhi yahi hai, kyunki Bali Indonesia ka hi hissa hai.
What is the Indonesia currency name?
The Indonesia currency name is the rupiah, or Indonesian rupiah in full, and the Bali currency name is the same, because Bali uses it too. It has no plural, so it is 50,000 rupiah, not rupiahs. People also search for it as Indonesian currency or, by mistake, the Indonesian rupee, but the name is always rupiah.
Does Bali have its own currency?
No. The Bali currency is the Indonesian rupiah, the only legal tender in Indonesia, and the law requires prices and payments to be in rupiah. On the notes Bali appears only as the Legong dance and the frangipani flower on the Rp50,000, and the Rp1,000 coin carries I Gusti Ketut Pudja, who sat on the independence preparatory committee for Lesser Sunda, now Bali and Nusa Tenggara.
How many sen make one rupiah?
One rupiah is 100 sen on paper, but the sen is legal and not issued, and Bank Indonesia's catalogue still lists a one-sen note from 1964. The smallest coin in the current series is the Rp100, though bank statements still show cents.
How do I read an Indonesian price like Rp50.000?
Indonesia puts a dot between thousands and a comma before decimals, the reverse of English, so Rp50.000 is fifty thousand rupiah, not fifty. Bank Indonesia's English pages write the same amount as Rp50,000, and bank statements show cents after a comma, as in Rp1.234,56.
Value and history
7 questionsWhen did Indonesia start using the rupiah?
The Oeang Republik Indonesia (ORI), the republic's first national money, began circulating on 30 October 1946, during the independence revolution. Bank Indonesia succeeded De Javasche Bank on 1 July 1953, and a 1968 law made it the sole issuer of the rupiah.
Which rupiah banknotes and coins are in use?
Seven notes of the 2022 series: Rp1,000 (green), Rp2,000 (grey), Rp5,000 (brown), Rp10,000 (purple), Rp20,000 (green), Rp50,000 (blue) and Rp100,000 (red), launched on 18 August 2022. The coins are the Rp100, Rp200, Rp500 and Rp1,000, in circulation since 19 December 2016.
Who is on the Indonesian rupiah notes?
National heroes are on the fronts: Soekarno and Mohammad Hatta on the Rp100,000, Djuanda Kartawidjaja on the Rp50,000, Ratulangi on the Rp20,000, Frans Kaisiepo on the Rp10,000, Idham Chalid on the Rp5,000, Mohammad Hoesni Thamrin on the Rp2,000 and Tjut Meutia on the Rp1,000. The backs show a regional dance, a scenic place and a flower, such as Raja Ampat and the moon orchid on the Rp100,000.
Are old rupiah notes still valid?
Earlier issues stay legal tender until Bank Indonesia withdraws them, and the 2022 series is the newest set in its catalogue. Before you rely on an old note, check its status with Bank Indonesia or a bank.
What was the 1950 Sjafruddin cut?
On 10 March 1950, Finance Minister Sjafruddin Prawiranegara announced that old NICA and De Javasche Bank notes of the larger values would be cut in half. The left half stayed legal tender at half value, the right half became a long-dated 3% government bond at half value, and bank deposits were halved into a government loan; ORI and notes of Rp2.50 or less were not cut. Indonesians call it Gunting Syafruddin, Syafruddin's scissors.
Will Indonesia drop three zeros from the rupiah?
A bill to drop three zeros is in the 2025 to 2029 legislative programme, and the Finance Ministry expects it to be finalised by 2027. The idea was raised in 2013 and shelved in 2014, and until a swap is carried out the notes in use are the 2022 series.
Where does the name rupiah come from?
From the Sanskrit rupya, meaning wrought silver, the root the Indian rupee's name also shares. The rupiah and the Indian rupee are separate currencies at very different values, and a quote in IDR always means the rupiah.
Buying from India
2 questionsIs there a limit on taking rupiah notes out of India?
Up to the equivalent of USD 3,000 per trip in currency notes. Anything above that goes on a forex card or as a bank transfer, all within the USD 250,000 a year Liberalised Remittance Scheme limit.
How do I order rupiah before a trip to Indonesia?
Order them before you fly. Matrix Forex, an RBI-authorised Category-II dealer, has Indonesian rupiah on its booking form: send your amount through the booking bar at the top of this page and the desk confirms your exact rate before anything is booked. For the live rate on any amount, see the IDR to INR converter.