Bank Indonesia to issue gold coins<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia, the central bank, will issue two
\ngold coins tomorrow to commemorate 50 years of independence on
\nthe eve of the nation's anniversary.<\/p>\n
The central bank announced yesterday that the 23-carat gold
\ncoins will be issued in cooperation with the national council of
\nthe 1945 Generation to celebrate Independence Day on Aug. 17.<\/p>\n
The central bank said the two gold coins will be accepted as a
\nmedium of exchange and as legal tender.<\/p>\n
The coins will be issued in two series. The presidential
\nseries will carry a nominal value of Rp 850,000 (US$376) and the
\ndemocratic series will have a face value of Rp 300,000.<\/p>\n
The central bank's coins for legal tender are at present made
\nonly of silver, with face values ranging from Rp 25 to Rp 500.<\/p>\n
The presidential series will depict a Garuda, the mythological
\nbird and state emblem, on one side and a picture of President
\nSoeharto on the other. The presidential coins, with a diameter of
\n35 millimeters, will weigh 50 grams and be 2.78 millimeter thick.<\/p>\n
The democratic series will carry a Garuda on one side and
\ndepict the President speaking to the people on the other. (hen)<\/p>",
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