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10 Rupiah Oeang Republik Indonesia Daerah ORIDA
| Issuer | Propinsi Sumatera (Province of Sumatra) |
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| Year | 1948 |
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| In circulation to | 1 December 1951 |
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| Obverse description | Blue letterpress note without underprint, the centre dominated by the large denomination word SEPULUH RUPIAH set within an intricate guilloche border with rice bundle and coconut vignettes to the left and right sides. The issuing authority inscription arcs across the upper field, with the serial number printed in red at upper right and lower left. Two manuscript signatures of the Governor of Sumatra appear in the lower centre, with the place of issue B. TINGGI and date 1948 at the foot. |
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| Reverse lettering | 10 Tanda pembajaran ini dianggap sah sebagai „Uang kertas' seperti tersebut dalam pasal IX sampai XIII dari undang2 Presiden No.1 th. 1946 tentang peraturan hukum Pidana. |
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ORIDA — Oeang Republik Indonesia Daerah — notes were emergency regional currencies authorized by the central government in Jakarta after it became clear that the Dutch naval blockade was strangling the distribution of nationally printed money. Sumatra issued its own series rather than go without a functioning medium of exchange during the independence struggle. These were not rogue emissions; they had official sanction, but production quality and paper stock varied considerably depending on what was available locally at the time of printing.
The S190 series exists in multiple signature and paper varieties, with the "c" suffix distinguishing a specific combination that collectors treat as scarcer than the base type. Dutch military pressure during the 1947–1948 Agresi Militer operations disrupted distribution across much of the island, meaning many notes never reached circulation at all.