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10 Sen ORI I, small print area, black colour
| Issuer | Republik Indonesia |
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| Year | 1945 |
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| Value | 10 Sen (0.10) |
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| Obverse description | The face presents decorative leaf-pattern borders along both lateral edges, with the numeral value repeated in the upper corners and at bottom centre. A central vignette carries the denomination in text. At the lower portion, a keris and a machete are crossed over one another in a symmetrical arrangement. |
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| Reverse lettering | 10 SEPULUH SEN |
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ORI — Oeang Republik Indonesia — was the first currency issued by the newly proclaimed republic, rushed into production before Indonesia had any central bank or formal printing infrastructure. The inaugural series launched on 30 October 1946, though notes carry the 1945 date in deliberate alignment with the Proclamation of Independence. P#15A is among the smallest denominations of that first emission, printed under extremely constrained wartime conditions with Japanese occupation forces only recently departed and Dutch forces returning.
The "small print area" designation distinguishes it from a closely related variant — a meaningful difference to collectors since the two can be easily conflated in the field.