Catalog
1 Rupiah
| Issuer | Treasury, Tandjungkarang (Lampung Residency) |
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| Year | 1948 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in blue-grey tones on plain paper, with a guilloche underprint carrying the numeral "1" at each lateral corner. The central field bears an oval handstamp reading "RESIDEN LAMPUNG" over a text block in Indonesian, surmounted by the bold curved inscription "REPUBLIK INDONESIA" at the top and "PROPINSI SUMATERA / KERESIDENAN LAMPUNG" immediately below. The denomination legend "SATU RUPIAH" appears in large letterpress type across the lower central area, above the serial number, the suffix "TIM", and a manuscript signature of the issuing official. |
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| Protection description | Official rubber handstamp reading RESIDEN LAMPUNG applied to the obverse as an authorisation mark |
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One of several quasi-autonomous regional issues produced during the Indonesian National Revolution, when the Republican government in Yogyakarta could not reliably supply currency to outlying territories under Dutch blockade. The Lampung Residency — on Sumatra's southern tip — resorted to locally authorized emergency notes to keep commerce functional. Tandjungkarang was the residency capital, and the issuing authority here is the regional treasury rather than any central banking body.
The handstamp security feature is the tell. These notes were authenticated at point of issue by rubber stamp, a vulnerability-by-necessity that made counterfeiting a genuine concern at the time.