Catalog
10 Rupiah
| Issuer | Republik Indonesia - Propinsi Sumatera (Province of Sumatra), Bukittinggi / West Sumatra |
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| Year | 1948 |
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| Reference(s) | P#S221 |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIK INDONESIA PROPINSI SUMATERA SEPULUH RUPIAH GUBERNUR SUMATERA TANDA PEMBAJARAN JANG SAH BERLAKU UNTUK DAERAH S.BARAT B.Tinggi, 17-1-1949 |
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| Reverse lettering | SUMATERA BARAT R.10 Tanda pembajaran ini dianggap sah sebagai "Uang kertas" seperti tersebut dalam pasal 2 sampai XIII dari undang2 Presiden No.1 th. 1946 tentang peraturan hukum Pidana. |
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The Propinsi Sumatera notes of 1948 were a direct product of the Dutch military actions — the first "Police Action" of 1947 had cut the Republican government off from its revenue base in Java, forcing regional administrations to issue their own emergency currency to keep civil and military functions running. Bukittinggi served as the provisional capital of the Republic during this period, and the printing operation there was improvised under blockade conditions.
The paper quality and printing registration on surviving examples are notoriously inconsistent — a consequence of wartime supply, not carelessness.