Torn or damaged money can be exchanged for new money, here are the terms and methods! All pages

KOMPAS.com – What to do if you have damaged or torn coins?

Don’t let it sit, let alone throw it away. This money can still be used as a medium of exchange if it is handled properly.

Director of the Communication Department of Bank Indonesia, Junanto Herdiawan, said the money could be exchanged for Bank Indonesia.

“So if people have rupiah currency that is still salable and damaged, it can be exchanged to BI,” said Junanto when contacted. Kompas.com, Friday (20/11/2020).

The damage can be in the form of tears, missing or cut parts, scratches, and so on.

He explained that by exchanging money, the benefit would be to get money that was still fit for circulation and could be transacted again.

“She is OK. can Sometimes there are banknotes accidentally torn. So it can be exchanged, “he said.

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Terms of money that can be exchanged

However, not all damaged money can be exchanged.

Junanto said that people could only exchange damaged money which was real rupiah currency.

In addition, the money is still valid as a legal means of payment.

If the damaged money has been withdrawn and withdrawn from circulation by BI, the money that can be exchanged is the one whose exchange period has not expired.

Junanto said that the amount of money that could be exchanged had to be more than 2/3 the size of the money.

This means that the damage or missing part due to a tear should not be more than 1/3 of the part.

Furthermore, if the money consists of 2 parts there must be the same serial number in both parts.

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Hai SohIB!

Do you have any damaged rupiah currency? You can exchange it for a new one, you know.

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How to exchange broken money:

• Bring damaged money that still meets the requirements according to Bank Indonesia
• Visit the BI office or a commercial bank that serves currency exchanges
• Hand over the money you want to exchange to the officer
• The officer will scan the money brought
• If the damaged money still meets the requirements, the money will be replaced with the same nominal
• If the money does not meet the requirements, the officer will ask you to fill out the research application form provided
• If you don’t want to continue the research process, the money will be returned.

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