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50 Sen
| Issuer | Bank Indonesia |
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| Year | 1959-1961 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#14, Schön#9.2 |
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| Obverse lettering | INDONESIA BHINNEKA TUNGGAL IKA (Translation: Unity in Diversity) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Additional information |
Indonesia's aluminum coinage of this period was issued against a backdrop of chronic fiscal instability under Sukarno's Guided Democracy, a system that concentrated economic policy in the presidency while the rupiah deteriorated steadily. The 50 sen denomination was effectively worthless in purchasing terms well before these coins stopped circulating — inflation had seen to that.
The Schön 9.2 designation distinguishes this from the earlier 9.1 subtype, the difference lying in die details refined after initial production runs at the Dutch-influenced Jakarta mint.