[4][5][6][7][8] To anticipate the Year 2000 problem,[9] then-Senior Deputy Governor of Bank Indonesia Mirza Adityaswara predicted an increase of demand in money.

Its security features consisted of a watermark of the national emblem Garuda Pancasila on its right-hand side, a hologram of the BI's logo, a transparent window, raised printing, and a UV ink image ("100000" in a rectangle) on its reverse.

[11] It is one of the only two Indonesian polymer banknotes, the other being the 1993-dated Rp50,000 note featuring President Suharto and his societal achievements on its obverse and the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport with a Garuda Indonesia Boeing 747-400 taking off on its reverse.

Now printed using imported paper, it was predominantly red (instead of being multicolored like the 1999 series) and featured additional advanced security features than the previous series, such as an asymmetrical serial number, a thicker security thread, a see-through image, the usage of optically variable ink and Irisafe,[13] and a raised print on the lower right to accommodate the blind.

A minor design update in 2011 added rainbow printing, Omron rings, two intaglio-printed circles on the lower left as a new blind code, and removed the Irisafe previously present on the right side of the note.The parliament building also featured the lettering "DEWAN PERWAKILAN DAERAH" as part of the update.