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25 Rupiah ORI III
| Issuer | Republik Indonesia |
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| Year | 1947 |
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| Currency | Rupiah (1945-1950) |
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| Obverse description | Dark grey-green letterpress print on plain paper, with an ornate guilloche border enclosing a central vignette of a volcanic mountain landscape with a lake and small vessel in the foreground, flanked on the left by a tall decorative column. An oval intaglio portrait of President Sukarno wearing a peci appears at right centre. The denomination numeral "25" is placed at lower left, with the large bold legend "DUA PULUH LIMA RUPIAH" running across the bottom, and the issuing authority title "REPUBLIK INDONESIA" at the top. |
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| Obverse lettering | 25 REPUBLIK INDONESIA TANDA PEMBAJARAN JANG SAH SDX1 JOGJAKARTA 26 DJULI 1947 MENTERI KEUANGAN DUA PULUH LIMA RUPIAH |
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ORI — Oeang Repoeblik Indonesia — was the currency issued by the revolutionary government during the independence struggle against the Dutch, and the third series (ORI III) appeared in 1947 while large portions of the archipelago remained under Dutch military control. Printing conditions were improvised; the Republican administration had no established security printing infrastructure, and production in Jogjakarta, the de facto revolutionary capital, was handled under genuine wartime constraints.
The 25 Rupiah denomination was among the higher values in the series, which made it a target for Dutch-sponsored counterfeit campaigns aimed at destabilizing Republican finances. Distinguishing genuine examples from period forgeries remains a known authentication concern with this type.