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2 1/2 Rupiah TANDJUNGKARANG Lampung Residency
| Issuer | Keresidenan Lampung (Lampung Residency) |
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| Year | 1948 |
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| Value | 21/2 Rupiah (2.5) |
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| Obverse description | Printed entirely in red on cream paper, the obverse is framed by a decorative border of traditional Sumatran foliate and spiral motifs at each corner. A central horizontal vignette of stylised elongated leaf or boat forms flanks the large numeral '2½' at centre top, beneath which the denomination 'DUA SETENGAH RUPIAH' is boldly printed in letterpress. A text panel below carries the legal tender clause with serial number and the issuing location and date 'TANDJUNGKARANG 1 Juni 1948', accompanied by a manuscript signature; an oval official residency stamp is applied to the upper right. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse, also printed in red on cream paper, carries a dense woodcut-style composition with scrolling foliate corner ornaments and a central guilloche medallion bearing the numeral '2½', set against a background of horizontal ruled lines suggesting a landscape with palm tree at right. A rectangular text panel at centre contains the redemption clause referencing Propinsi Sumatera, Bank Negara Indonesia, and the kas negara offices in Lampung. |
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Keresidenan Lampung issued this note during the Indonesian National Revolution, when Dutch forces were pressing hard against Republican-held territory in Sumatra. Regional residencies were authorized to produce their own emergency currency precisely because central supply from Yogyakarta was unreliable under blockade conditions. Lampung's issues are among the more locally-produced of these regional notes — printed in Tandjungkarang itself rather than at any established facility.
The 2½ rupiah denomination follows the old Dutch-colonial fractional convention, carried over wholesale into Republican emergency issues. Survival rate is low; most circulated heavily in a wartime economy and were not preserved.