25 Sen


Aluminium	2.2 g	26.0 mm

Description

Issuer	Indonesia › Indonesia (1949-date)
Period	Republic (1950-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1955-1957
Value	25 Sen (0.25)
Currency	Rupiah (1950-1965)
Composition	Aluminium
Weight	2.2 g
Diameter	26.0 mm
Thickness	1.98 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	Yes
Updated	2024-10-05

References

Numista	N#8835
Rarity index	9%

Reverse

Scalloped shape, lettering above and below

Script: Latin

Lettering:
INDONESIA
25
SEN
1955

Edge

Milled

Comment

The national emblem Garuda Pancasila (Five Principles)
Garuda (a Javan hawk-eagle) clutching a scroll of national motto (Unity in Diversity) and an Escutcheon or Shield representing the national ideology Pancasila (The Five Principles):
1. "Belief in One Supreme God"
2. "Just and Civilized Humanity" (chain represents successive human generations, with the round links representing women and the square links representing men)
3. "The Unity of Indonesia" (one country out of many far-flung cultural roots)
4. "Democracy that is Guided by the Inner Wisdom in the Unanimity" (represented by the social animal bull)
5. "Social Justice for the Entire People of Indonesia" (The rice and cotton represent sustenance and livelihood)

Top: 1st quarter a banteng or Javanese wild bull (4th Principle) & 2nd quarter a banyan tree (3rd Principle)
Divided by a thick line denoting the Equator which passes through Indonesia
Bottom: 3rd quarter a sprig each of paddy and cotton (5th Principle) & 4th quarter a ring of chains made up of square and round links (2nd Principle) and on central escutcheon, Sable a mullet: Star (for the 1st Principle).

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the 25 Sen coin from Indonesia (1955-1957) is that it was designed by the country's first president, Sukarno, who was also a prominent nationalist leader. The coin features a portrait of Sukarno on one side and the Indonesian national emblem on the other. This coin was minted during a time of great change and transition in Indonesia, as the country was gaining independence from the Dutch colonial rule. The 25 Sen coin was an important symbol of Indonesia's newfound independence and was widely used in everyday transactions.