Catalog
10 Rupiah
| Issuer | Residen Lampung (Keresidenan Lampung), Propinsi Sumatera, Republik Indonesia |
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| Year | 1946 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in dark blue-black on plain paper and is dominated by a bold central inscription reading SEPULUH 10 RUPIAH, with the denomination numeral flanked by the text. Above, a header panel carries the legends REPUBLIK INDONESIA / PROPINSI SUMATERA and TANDA PEMBAJARAN JANG SAH. A rectangular text block in the centre cites the legal basis for the note under Presidential Law No. 1 of 1946, followed by the place and date of issue (Tandjungkarang) and the manuscript signature of the Residen below a circular official red stamp of the Keresidenan Lampung. Flanking the central field are vertical decorative panels with stylised torch or column motifs, and the lower border carries the inscription KERESIDENAN LAMPUNG. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIK INDONESIA PROPINSI SUMATERA TANDA PEMBAJARAN JANG SAH SEPULUH 10 RUPIAH KERESIDENAN LAMPUNG RESIDEN |
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Keresidenan Lampung was one of several residency-level authorities in Sumatra that issued their own emergency currency in 1946, filling the vacuum left by the collapse of Dutch colonial financial infrastructure and the inability of the newly proclaimed Republic to supply sufficient central currency to outlying regions. These notes were printed locally under rudimentary conditions in Tandjungkarang — the administrative capital of Lampung — rather than at any established security press.
Provincial and residency issues from this period are among the most fragile survivors of Indonesian revolutionary-era paper money. The printing materials, ink quality, and paper stock were whatever could be sourced locally, and the notes deteriorated quickly in Sumatra's climate.