100 Gulden/Roepiah

De Javasche Bank's post-war resumption of authority over Netherlands Indies currency was complicated by the fact that Indonesia's independence movement was already in full force by 1946 — Sukarno had declared the Republic just days after Japan's surrender in August 1945. These notes were printed in Haarlem for an administration that was simultaneously attempting to reassert Dutch colonial control over territory it no longer effectively held.

Enschedé produced the series to high technical standards, as always. Whether significant quantities actually entered circulation in the Indies, or were overtaken by the political collapse of Dutch authority before they could be distributed, is the more interesting question surrounding this issue.