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1 Rupiah ORI I
| Issuer | Republik Indonesia |
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| Year | 1945 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse lettering | Republik Indonesia Tanda Pembajaran Jang Sah Satu Rupiah Djakarta 17 Oktober 1945, Menteri Keuangan |
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| Reverse lettering | Undang2 Barang siapa jang meniru atau memalsu uang kertas Negara, atau dengan sengadja mendedarkan menjimpan ataupun memasukkan federah Republik Indonesia uang kertas tiruan atau palsu, dapal dehukum menurut Kitab Undang2 Hukum Pidana pasal 244, 245 dan 249 |
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The "ORI" designation stands for Oeang Repoeblik Indonesia — the Republic's own currency, issued in October 1945 just weeks after Sukarno's independence proclamation. Producing a national currency that quickly, under Dutch blockade and active military pressure, was a deliberate political act as much as a financial one. The notes were printed domestically under severely constrained conditions, which is why print quality varies so dramatically across the series.
P#17 circulated in one of the most chaotic monetary environments of the 20th century, competing simultaneously with Japanese occupation scrip, Dutch colonial guilders, and locally issued regional notes.