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        "msgid": "thrown-away-a-pity-stored-millions-the-secret-of-old-money-now-sought-by-collectors-1778156615",
        "date": "2026-05-07 16:40:03",
        "title": "Thrown Away a Pity, Stored Millions: The Secret of Old Money Now Sought by Collectors",
        "author": "Faieq Hidayat",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "In the bustling Harco Pasar Baru building in central Jakarta, a niche market for antique Indonesian currency thrives, offering banknotes and coins from colonial times to the New Order era that evoke nostalgia and hold significant collectible value. Traders like Nana, who has been in the business since 2010, report diverse buyers ranging from seniors reminiscing about the past to young people seeking unique wedding gifts or vintage decor, with prices varying from Rp 5,000 to hundreds of thousands based on condition and rarity. This trend highlights a growing appreciation for historical rupiah as items of aesthetic and symbolic worth, transforming discarded old money into valuable treasures.",
        "content": "<p>On the third floor of the Harco Pasar Baru building in Central\nJakarta, a different atmosphere prevails amid rows of electronics stalls\nand accessory shops. In one corner of the corridor, rows of old\nbanknotes are neatly arranged in transparent protective plastic. Faded\ncolours from old rupiah denominations fill the walls of the small kiosk.\nThere are banknotes featuring Indonesia\u2019s First President Soekarno,\ndenominations from the New Order era, and even Japanese occupation\ncurrency once used in Indonesia. In the glass display case, old metal\ncoins are arranged in collection frames. Some appear tarnished by age,\nwhile others still gleam with clear details of numbers and national\nsymbols. More than just a place for buying and selling collections,\nthese stalls serve as small spaces where people reminisce about the past\nthrough rupiah notes that circulated decades ago. Nana (45), one of the\nantique money traders on the third floor of the Harco Pasar Baru\nbuilding, has been running the business since 2010. In her small-sized\nkiosk, albums labelled \u201cMoney Collection\u201d are stacked on the table. Each\npage of the album contains old rupiah notes from various periods.\nStarting from the 1958 emission, New Order era denominations, to\nJapanese occupation money once used in Indonesia. \u201cThe oldest ones here\nare from 1958,\u201d said Nana when met by Kompas.com on Tuesday (5\/5\/2026).\nAccording to her, there are actually older collections, including 1938\nmoney from the colonial era. However, such rare items are not always\navailable. \u201cThe 1938 ones are currently out of stock. The items are hard\nto find,\u201d she said. Many buyers come to reminisce about their childhood\nthrough the designs of old money that is no longer in circulation. This\ntrend brings buyers of antique money from various ages. Not only senior\ncollectors, but also young people interested in vintage designs or\nseeking unique items for display. \u201cMany also buy for wedding dowry,\u201d\nsaid Nana. According to her, antique money is now often used as\nbetrothal gifts or decorations because it is considered to have\naesthetic and symbolic value. \u201cPeople now want things that are unique\nand different from others,\u201d she said. The prices of the money sold at\nNana\u2019s kiosk vary. Some are just Rp 5,000 for 1990s issues, while\ncertain denominations reach hundreds of thousands of rupiah. \u201cThe\nplastic Soeharto money can go up to Rp 100,000,\u201d she said. Nana stated\nthat the physical condition of the money greatly determines the\nprice.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/thrown-away-a-pity-stored-millions-the-secret-of-old-money-now-sought-by-collectors-1778156615",
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