[2] The first Rp2,000 note was gray and featured the portrait of Prince Antasari on its obverse and a depiction of a Dayak traditional dance on its reverse.

Its security features include a watermark of Prince Antasari himself, a security thread with the repeating words "BI2000" that shines red under black light, microtext, a see-through image of Bank Indonesia's logo, relief printing, and a rectangular blind code in intaglio on the lower left part of the obverse.

The green-gray note, which had a size of 141 mm × 65 mm (5.6 in × 2.6 in) and weighed 80 g (2.8 oz), featured the image of the national hero Mohammad Husni Thamrin on its obverse and depictions of the Sianok Canyon, the Tari Piring traditional dance, and champaka flower[4] on its reverse.

[9] Although its obverse and reverse design remained the same, the banknote's size was reduced to 126 mm × 65 mm (5.0 in × 2.6 in)[10] while its color scheme made colorful (in contrast to the previous series' monochrome) and its weight increased to 90 g (3.2 oz).

[11] Its security features include a security thread,[12] ultraviolet ink art,[13] intaglio printing, blind codes,[14] a plastic coating that also increases its durability,[15] a see-through image of the Bank Indonesia logo, and a watermark of Mohammad Husni Thamrin.