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500 Rupiah Purpuricenus kaehleri
| Issuer | Bank Indonesia |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Currency | Rupiah (1965-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central device features the coat of arms of North Sumatra Province, depicting a shield adorned with regional symbols including mountains, a palm tree, and a rhinoceros, flanked by stylized laurel branches. The provincial name SUMATERA UTARA arcs around the upper field in bold Latin lettering. The denomination 500 RUPIAH is inscribed in the lower field beneath the arms. The overall design is rendered in a clean, modern engraving style with a broad milled rim. |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts the longhorn beetle Purpuricenus kaehleri in naturalistic relief, surrounded by its full taxonomic classification including scientific and common names, synonymy, and taxonomic tree presented in multiple lines of Latin text. The issue year 2018 appears in the lower field. The design is characteristic of the Indonesian regional flora and fauna fantasy coin series, combining scientific illustration with detailed entomological nomenclature. |
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This coin belongs to Indonesia's 2016-series fauna coinage, a set that replaced the long-running 1999 design series and brought with it a deliberate push to spotlight endemic and threatened species. Purpuricenus kaehleri is a longhorn beetle — its selection over more charismatic megafauna was an unusual curatorial choice, and one that drew some public attention when the series launched.