Katalog
| Emittent | Propinsi Sumatera (Province of Sumatra), Bukittinggi |
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| Jahr | 1948 |
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| Nennwert | 2½ Rupiah |
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| Vorderseitenbeschreibung | Printed in red-orange on plain paper, the obverse carries the bold numeral '2½' at left, with the denomination 'DUA SETENGAH RUPIAH' in large letters across the centre-right. A vignette in the lower right depicts a stylised tropical coastal landscape with palm trees and what appears to be a volcano or hillside. The issuing authority is identified by two banner inscriptions at top reading 'REPUBLIK INDONESIA' and 'PROPINSI SUMATERA', with a serial number and the Governor's manuscript signature above the imprint 'GUBERNUR SUMATERA' and date 'B.TINGGI, 1-1-1948'. At bottom, the validity inscription reads 'BERLAKU UNTUK SUB PROPINSI SUMATERA SELATAN'. |
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| Rückseitenlegende | Tanda pembajaran ini dianggap sah sebagai "Uang kertas" seperti tersebut dalam pasal IX sampai XIII dari undang2 Prekiden No.1 th. 1946 tentang peraturan hukum Pidana. DUA SETENGAH RUPIAH |
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| Anmerkungen |
Propinsi Sumatera issued its own currency during the Indonesian National Revolution as the republican government in Java struggled to maintain economic coherence across the archipelago. Bukittinggi served as the administrative capital of Sumatra for the republican cause, and these locally produced notes were a practical necessity — not a policy of decentralization so much as a response to the physical impossibility of supplying currency from Java during active Dutch military operations.
The 2½ Rupiah denomination follows the old Dutch colonial fractional convention, the "two-and-a-half" unit long embedded in the region's monetary habits. Printing quality is modest, as expected from wartime provincial production without access to security printing infrastructure.