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25 Rupiah
| Issuer | Treasury, Tandjungkarang (Lampung Residency) |
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| Year | 1947 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is dominated by a large bold letterpress heading 'MANDAT PERTAHANAN' across the upper portion, with 'DAERAH LAMPUNG' below in smaller type, all within an ornate guilloche border. The denomination numeral '25' appears in large bold type at left and right, flanking a central block of Indonesian text detailing the mandate conditions, with serial number and two manuscript signatures at lower left. A circular red official stamp is applied at upper right, and 'Serie BK.' is inscribed at lower right. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in a single dark green tone and displays the numeral '25' in bold at each of the four corners within decorative cartouches. The centre is occupied by an elaborate symmetrical floral and foliate guilloche vignette, with smaller rosette medallions at the four inner quadrants. The entire composition is enclosed within a multi-rule ornamental border with scrollwork and floral motifs. |
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One of a series of emergency provincial issues produced in 1947 as the Dutch military campaigns — the first "Politionele Actie" launched in July of that year — severed Indonesian republican territory into increasingly isolated pockets. The Lampung Residency, occupying the southern tip of Sumatra, issued its own currency precisely because normal supply lines from the central republican administration in Yogyakarta had become unreliable.
Locally printed under rudimentary conditions, these Tandjungkarang notes are among the more obscure of the regional republican emissions and survive in small numbers. Paper quality was inconsistent across the run.