Rupiah 100 passing off as S$1

Rupiah 100 passing off as S$1

Take a good look at the two coins - the one on the left is a one-dollar coin, the one on the right is 100 rupiah.

A friend of STOMPer Merlin ended up shortchanged - when a drinks stallholder gave her an Indonesian rupiah instead of a Singapore one-dollar coin.


In an email today (26 Sept), the STOMPer said this happened yesterday at Pioneer Mall (Jurong).

'My friend bought drinks at the foodcourt. Our drinks cost $1.40 and so she gave the stall owner $5. The drink stall gave a change of a $2 note, a $1 coin and $0.60, and she just kept it in her wallet without looking," Merlin said.

"Then, after we left the mall, she realised that the $1 that was given to her was in fact a indonesian Rupiah 100 (equivalent to only S$0.016)!

"After comparison to our S$1, we realised that both look similar. Just want others to beware and take note when people give you coins