Today's Indonesia was under Dutch rule until 1942. At that time the large archipelago of islands north of Australia was called Netherlands East Indies, or Dutch East Indies. The Islamic influence is plainly seen in the Arabic writing on the reverse of these coins.

Catalog values for these coins run like this:

1/2 CENT
worn: $1 US dollar approximate catalog value
average circulated: $3
well preserved: $8
fully uncirculated: $20
coins dated 1933 are quite rare and worth $50 in average circulated
coins dated 1945 are quite common and worth small amounts

1 CENT
worn: $1 US dollar approximate catalog value
average circulated: $3
well preserved: $6
fully uncirculated: $15

2 1/2 CENTS
worn: $1 US dollar approximate catalog value
average circulated: $3
well preserved: $8
fully uncirculated: $20
coins dated 1915 are rare and worth $10 in average circulated
coins dated 1945 are quite common and worth a dollar or two

Use our Important Terminology page to properly interpret these catalog values.