Museum of General Sudirman, Purwokerto

Great Commander General Sudirman Museum located at the entrance of Purwokerto town from the west to the east rather Logawa River, Village of Pasirkidul, Kecamatan Karang Lewas. Inaugurated on 10 October 2001, the Museum of General Sudirman now grand stand.
This museum consists of two floors. On the lower floor of photos of the Great General Sudirman struggle in the snatch back as the capital city of Yogyakarta Indonesia (at the time) from the Dutch colonial. On the second floor contains reliefs of Indonesian history in the war of Independence 1945 and the statue of General Sudirman sit on a horse made of bronze weighing 5.5 tons with a height of 4.5 meters.

In addition to playing facilities for children, garden arena traffic., there is an organization Seruling Mas (Appeals to remember of Banyumas, a foundation and community that called for the citizens who come from a region of ex-Residency Banyumas always remember the region to participate actively participate to the advancement and development Banyumas) that have been successfully rehabilitated Museum General Sudirman because since 1997 the museum was heavily damaged and appears to lie fallow.
Now, 9 years old this museum has been established with the beautiful and unexploited since the 2001 rehabilitation. As a citizen it is proper Banyumas feel proud if a visit by contributing to maintain the environmental conditions around the museum.
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MUSEUM OF BANK INDONESIA

BRI's Money Museum is the only museum in the Indonesian banking in Purwokerto. Is R Aria Wiriatmaja who in 1895 founded the forerunner of the first banks in Indonesia with the name "De Poerwokertosche Hulp En Spaarbank bestuur der Inlandsche Ambtenaren". The founder's name is also used as the name of the street where it stood formerly a bank building. Sculpture immortalized in front of the museum. Until now in this location can still be traced the building is still intact treated and preserved as a museum of Bank BRI as a successor. Just opposite the BRI headquarters Purwokerto.

Inside are banking history of Bank Rakyat Indonesia at the beginning. Starting equipment used until the logo had changed seven times. Saved also several examples of money that used to be in this country, like Kepeng in Majapahit era and during the Japanese occupation currency.

Although no entrance fee, the museum is empty of visitors. Perhaps not many know that the state banks of the famous was born and grew up in Purwokerto. Paved road length role in the economy in this country. Through history we can continue to learn about local knowledge is often buried by the values of imports of a growing roar.
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