Bank Negara Indonesia began to circulate the first official payment instrument issued by the Government of Indonesia, the ORI or Oeang Republic of Indonesia, on the eve of October 30, 1946, just a few months since its formation. Until now, that date is celebrated as the Day of National Finance, while the establishment day which falls on July 5, defined as the Day of National Bank.
Following the appointment of De Javsche Bank which is inherited from the Dutch Government as the Central Bank in 1949, the Government limit the role of Bank Negara Indonesia as a circulation bank or central bank. Bank Negara Indonesia and designated as a development bank, and then granted the right to act as a foreign exchange bank, with direct access to foreign transactions.
