FYI !
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