Catalog
10.000 Rupiah
| Issuer | Negara Republik Indonesia, M. Muda (Membang Muda), Sumatra |
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| Year | 1948 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Rudimentary letterpress-printed emergency issue on plain paper, with the bold numeral '10000' set within a central vignette framed by stylised foliate ornaments and palm tree motifs at either side. The heading 'BON' appears in an oval cartouche at top centre, flanked by 'SERIE. DA.' to the left and a serial number to the right. Two manuscript signatures appear at lower left and lower right, with the issuing authority 'M.MUDA' and date '10. FEB. 1948.' inscribed below the central vignette. |
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| Protection description | Circular blue ink official validation stamp applied to the reverse |
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The regional emission series produced across Sumatra in 1947–1949 represents one of the more chaotic chapters in Indonesian monetary history. With the Dutch blockade cutting off supplies and communications between Java and the outer islands, local ORI (Oeang Republik Indonesia) notes were authorized and printed under improvised conditions by individual residencies and district administrations. Membang Muda, a district in the Riau interior, was among the smaller issuing authorities — which is precisely why this denomination surfaces so rarely.
The official stamp serves as the primary authentication mechanism, a telling indication of how limited the available security infrastructure was. Pick lists over a dozen distinct regional Sumatran variants in the 319 series alone.