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2 1/2 Rupiah
| Issuer | Residen N.R.I. Djambi (Province of Djambi, Republic of Indonesia) |
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| Year | 1947 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | COUPON PENUKARAN Pemerintah Negara Republik Indonesia Daerah Djambi menjamin Coupon Penukaran ini dengan mata Uang Republik Indonesia seharga: Dua Setengah Rupiah Residen N.R.I. Djambi 2½ |
| Reverse description | Red and yellow reverse with a bold stylised ornamental vignette at the left composed of floral and scrollwork motifs in red ink over a yellow guilloche underprint. A central text panel in red carries the full regulatory inscription citing the Governor of Sumatra's decree of 25 November 1947, No. 9/1/D.K.O., restricting the validity of this exchange coupon exclusively to the Residency of Djambi, followed by the issue date 'Djambi 27 Desember 1947'. |
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One of dozens of regional emergency issues produced across the Indonesian archipelago during the revolutionary period, this note was authorized by the local Resident — the Dutch colonial administrative title repurposed by the new republic — of Djambi province in southern Sumatra. Central government printing capacity was essentially nonexistent in 1947, so provinces and even districts issued their own paper under the broad authority of the Republic of Indonesia, creating a patchwork currency that functioned more on political loyalty than monetary discipline.
The 2½ rupiah denomination itself reflects the inherited Dutch decimal-and-half conventions still embedded in everyday commerce at the time. Printed locally in Djambi rather than through any centralized facility, production quality varied considerably across surviving examples.