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250 Rupiah
| Issuer | Gubernur Sumatera Utara (Governor of North Sumatra), Kutaradja |
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| Year | 1949 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Reverse description | Printed in reddish-brown ink, the reverse carries a repetitive 'RI' (Republik Indonesia) underprint pattern covering the entire field, interspersed with the numeral '250' at the corners and edges. Two flanking text panels bear legal warning inscriptions, while the central panel presents the spelled-out denomination 'Dua ratus lima puluh RUPIAH' in bold letterpress, framed by simple ornamental rules. |
| Reverse lettering | Dua ratus lima puluh RUPIAH UNDANG2 RI 250 |
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This note belongs to the emergency regional currency series issued during the Indonesian National Revolution, when the newly proclaimed Republic struggled to maintain economic cohesion against Dutch military pressure. Regional governors were authorized to issue their own currency partly because central supply lines from Yogyakarta were disrupted, and partly because locally printed money was harder for Dutch forces to interdict or invalidate.
Kutaradja — now Banda Aceh — served as the administrative center for North Sumatra during this period. The "Gubernur Sumatera Utara" authority was a wartime administrative construct, and notes issued under it circulated within a tightly constrained geographic zone. By 1950, with the transfer of sovereignty complete, these regional emissions were withdrawn and demonetized.
Printed domestically under difficult wartime conditions, paper and ink quality across the S286 series varies considerably from note to note.