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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The Puppet Gagrag Banyumasan

As the Java community in general, society Banyumasan also liked to watch the puppet show. Leather puppet show in the region are more likely to follow puppetry Banyumas "gagrag" or Banyumasan typical style of puppetry. Puppetry art style is similar Banyumasan gagrag Yogya-Solo Kedu mixed both in terms of stories, mysticism and “sabetannya”, language that use for puppetry still follow the withdrawal language, only language spoken by the clown-servants Banyumasan language. The names of puppet figures are generally the same, only a few names of different characters such as Bagong (Solo) becomes Bawor or Carub. According to the model of Yogya-Solo, Bagong is the youngest son of Ki Semar, the oldest child Banyumas version. Bawor character is the mascot of Banyumas community.
The main characteristic of the puppet is the breath populist gagrag Banyumasan so thick and Ki Dalang is trying to show the reality of the dynamics of life that exist in society. People of puppetry for The puppet Gagrag Banyumasan famous today among other Ki Sugito Purbacarito, Ki Sugino Siswacarito, Ki Suwarjono and others.

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