Catalog
5 Rupiah
| Issuer | Residen N.R.I. Djambi (Residency of Djambi) |
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| Year | 1948 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Reverse description | Yellow and green reverse dominated by a large ornamental numeral '5' at left rendered in an art-nouveau foliate style, set against a yellow guilloche underprint with a central rectangular vignette of tropical foliage. A text panel in the right half carries the decree inscription in Indonesian, noting the authority of the Residen Djambi regulation dated 20 Mei 1948 No. 214 and restricting validity to the Keresidenan Djambi region, concluded with the place and date 'Djambi, 20 Mei 1948.' |
| Reverse lettering | Menurut ketetapan Residen Djambi ggl. 20 Mei 1948 No. 214 Coupon Penukaran ini hanja berlaku dalam daerah Keresidenan Djambi sadja. Djambi, 20 Mei 1948. |
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The Residency of Djambi was one of several Indonesian regional administrations that issued emergency currency during the Dutch military actions of 1947–1948. With central supply lines disrupted and Dutch forces attempting to reassert control over Sumatra, local residencies printed their own notes to keep basic commerce functioning — these are sometimes called "NICA-period emergency issues" from the Indonesian side, distinguishing them from Dutch-administered NICA currency circulating in occupied zones.
Locally printed on whatever stock was available, these Sumatran residency notes suffered badly from humidity and handling. Survivors in any usable condition are genuinely uncommon.