Catalog
2 1/2 Rupiah
| Issuer | Residen N.R.I. Djambi (Province of Djambi, Republic of Indonesia) |
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| Year | 1947 |
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| Currency | Rupiah (1945-date) |
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| Obverse description | Red and yellow coupon-style note with a large stylised numeral '2½' vignette at the left, set against a yellow guilloche underprint covering the entire field. The central text panel carries the heading 'COUPON PENUKARAN' in bold capitals, below which a guarantee inscription in Indonesian text reads that the Government of the Republic of Indonesia, Region of Djambi, guarantees this exchange coupon at par with Indonesian currency. The denomination 'Dua Setengah Rupiah' is printed in large script across the lower centre, with a manuscript signature and serial number visible below the issuing authority line 'Residen N.R.I. Djambi'. |
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| Reverse lettering | Menurut ketetapan Gubernur Sumatera tanggal 25-11-1947 No. 9/1/D.K.O. Coupon Penukaran ini hanja berlaku dalam Daerah Keresidenan Djambi sadja. 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.