1 Roepiah Japanese Occupation

The Japanese occupation currency for the Netherlands East Indies was produced centrally in Japan and shipped out to the occupied territories — a logistical reality that, combined with the sheer volume printed, left the series chronically overissued well before the war ended. The 1 Roepiah of this 1944 series (the third and final major emission for the NEI) entered circulation into an economy already badly distorted by earlier occupation issues and wartime supply collapse.

After the August 1945 surrender, Allied authorities declared all Japanese occupation currency void. Enormous quantities were simply abandoned or burned, but survivor hoards from Indonesia are common enough that this denomination presents little challenge to find in any grade.