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40 Rupiah
| Issuer | Gubernur Sumatera Selatan, Republik Indonesia (Treasury, Tjurup) |
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| Year | 1949 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in violet-brown on a light ground, with a decorative guilloche border framing the entire design. The large numeral '40' appears at upper left and upper right, with the inscription 'EMPAT PULUH RUPIAH' in bold letterpress type across the centre. To the right, an oval vignette contains a standing male figure in work attire holding a tool, set against a rural background; a serial number is printed in red above the vignette. The issuing authority inscriptions 'REPUBLIK INDONESIA / PROPINSI SUMATERA SELATAN' appear at the top, with 'GUBERNUR SUMATERA SELATAN / REPUBLIK INDONESIA' and the place and date 'TJURUP 17-1-1949' at the lower centre, accompanied by a manuscript signature. |
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| Reverse lettering | Tanda pembajaran ini dianggap sah sebagai 'Uang kertas' seperti tersebut dalam pasal IX sampal XIII dari undang-2 Presiden No. 1 th. 1946 tentang peraturan hukum Pidana. |
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The Gubernur Sumatera Selatan emergency issues of 1949 belong to a chaotic and poorly documented chapter of Indonesian monetary history — the period between the Dutch military actions and the formal transfer of sovereignty in December 1949, when provincial and regional authorities issued their own currency out of practical necessity. Central Republican authority in Java had been severely disrupted, and Sumatra operated with considerable fiscal autonomy as a result.
Tjurup, the issuing location, was a small inland town in South Sumatra, an unlikely seat of currency production. Documentation on the full series remains incomplete, and the S406 designation covers genuinely scarce material.