Catalog
200 Roepiah
| Issuer | Treasury, Tapanoeli |
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| Year | 1948 |
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| Reference(s) | P#S398 |
| Obverse description | Light green note of simple typeset design with a decorative guilloche border framing the entire face. The denomination 'R 200.-' appears in bold letterpress type at left and right, flanking a central panel bearing the text 'DOEA RATOES ROEPIAH' in two lines. The header reads 'ALAT PEMBAJAR' with the subtitle 'Berlakoe dalam daerah Tapanoeli', and a large underprint numeral '200' is visible at centre. The lower left carries the regulation text 'Ketetapan Residen Tapanoeli tanggal 23 Nopember 1948 No. 3/Tr.' while the lower right bears the authority inscription 'Kepala Kantor Pengawasan Kewangan Tapanoeli'. |
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| Reverse lettering | ALAT PEMBAJAR Alat pembajar ini dianggap sah sebagai WANG KERTAS seperti terseboet dalam fasal IX sampai XIII dari oendang2 Presiden No. 1 tahoen 1946 tentang peratoeran hoekoem pidana. Diperisa oleh Kami Parihal I 200 |
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Tapanoeli — the Batak highland region of North Sumatra — was among the handful of Indonesian Republican-controlled territories that issued its own emergency currency during the independence struggle against the Dutch. These regional Treasury notes filled the vacuum left by disrupted central supply lines and the Republic's inability to distribute Jakarta-issued currency reliably into the interior. The 200 Roepiah denomination is one of the higher values in this Tapanoeli series, which suggests it was intended for larger transactions rather than everyday retail use.
Locally printed emergency issues from this period are notoriously fragile — the paper quality was whatever was available, and many did not survive the humidity of Sumatra in usable condition.