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250.000 Rupiah
| Issuer | Kabupaten Labuhan Batu, Rantau Prapat |
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| Year | 1948 |
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| Value | 250.000 Rupiah |
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| Obverse description | Rudimentary stencil-printed bon (treasury note) on plain paper, with the large denomination numeral 250000 printed in blue ink across the centre. The upper portion bears the inscription NEGARA REPUBLIK INDONESIA with a date of April 3, 1948 at upper right, while below the numeral a written-out denomination line reads 'Dua ratus lima puluh ribu rupiah'. The lower portion is divided into two signature blocks labelled Keuangan and An. Bupati, each bearing a manuscript signature, with a circular official seal stamp at centre right and a stencil reference 'No. 39-b' at upper left. |
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| Obverse lettering | NEGARA REPUBLIK INDONESIA Stencil No. 39-b 250000 (Dua ratus lima puluh ribu rupiah) BON KABUPATEN LABUHAN BATU RANTAU PRAPAT Keuangan An. Bupati Serie rap I |
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Kabupaten Labuhan Batu was one of dozens of Indonesian regional administrations that issued their own emergency currency during the 1945–1949 revolution, filling the vacuum left as Dutch colonial financial infrastructure collapsed and the new Republic's own notes struggled to reach the outer regions of Sumatra. These locally authorized issues — known collectively as ORIDA (Oeang Republik Indonesia Daerah) — were sanctioned by the republican government as a stopgap rather than a parallel monetary system.
The 250,000 Rupiah denomination reflects the severe inflationary pressure of the period, not the prosperity of the issuing regency. Rantau Prapat, the administrative seat of Labuhan Batu, was a tobacco and rubber district whose wartime economy had been badly dislocated by Japanese occupation.