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100 Rupiah Djepang (Japanese Rupiah)
| Issuer | Kas Negara Daerah (Governmental Treasury), Palembang |
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| Year | 1947 |
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| Currency | Japanese Rupiah (1942-1946) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed on plain paper in green tones with a light guilloche underprint at the corners bearing the numeral 100. The central field carries handwritten or typewritten text in Indonesian, with the issuing authority inscription 'KAS NEGARA DAERAH PALEMBANG' and a manuscript signature below. A circular official seal stamped in black ink appears to the right, alongside a series letter 'D' and a serial number prefixed by an asterisk at lower left. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in pale green with a symmetrical guilloche vignette occupying the centre, composed of geometric latticework panels arranged in a rectangular frame reminiscent of a building facade or architectural motif. The denomination '100' appears in numerals at the lower left and lower right corners within the border, and the word 'SERATUS' with 'RUPIAH' is inscribed centrally above the vignette. |
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This note belongs to a chaotic and poorly documented category of Indonesian revolutionary-era issues — local emergency currency printed by regional government bodies during the struggle for independence. Palembang, the main city of South Sumatra, operated with considerable administrative autonomy during this period, and the Kas Negara Daerah functioned as a regional treasury rather than a central banking authority.
The "Djepang" designation is the telling detail. It identifies the denomination in terms of the Japanese occupation currency still in common use as a reference point, even two years after Japan's surrender — a measure of how thoroughly wartime money had displaced Dutch colonial guilders in everyday trade.