Catalog
1/2 Rupiah
| Issuer | Kas Negara (Central Treasury), Djambi |
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| Year | 1947 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Reverse description | Cream paper with red letterpress text arranged in a plain typographic layout. The upper portion carries a block of Indonesian text declaring the coupon's validity exclusively within the Daerah Djambi region as a temporary exchange instrument, with a guarantee of redemption against Orips banknotes of R. 100.- and R. 25.- at the Kas Negara Djambi. The issuance date DJAMBI, 24 OCTOBER 1947 is centered in the lower portion, with corner ornaments at each angle and a faint blue stamp impression at lower right. |
| Reverse lettering | Coupon ini berlaku hanja di Daerah Djambi sebagai alat Penukaran jang sjah buat sementara. Penukaran dengan wang Orips R. 100.- (Seratus rupiah) dan R. 25.- (Dua puluh lima rupiah) ditanggung oleh Pemerintah setiap waktu di Kas Negara Djambi. DJAMBI, 24 OCTOBER 1947. |
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Kas Negara Djambi emergency issues of 1947 belong to a chaotic period of Indonesian revolutionary finance, when the newly proclaimed Republic struggled to maintain any coherent monetary system against Dutch military pressure. Djambi — the South Sumatran residency — printed its own fractional notes locally because supply lines to the Republican treasury in Java were effectively severed during the first Dutch "Police Action" launched that July.
The S-prefix in the Pick reference signals a regional or provisional issue rather than a central government note. Locally produced paper and rudimentary printing equipment mean quality and ink consistency vary considerably across surviving examples — this is a known characteristic of the series, not individual wear.