Catalog
50 Rupiah
| Issuer | Pemerintah Daerah Palembang (Regional Government of Palembang) |
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| Year | 1949 |
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| Currency | Rupiah (1949-date) |
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| Obverse description | A locally produced emergency issue printed on ruled lined paper, with the denomination '50' rendered in large stylized script at the center. A vignette of a mountainous landscape appears beneath the central text, with full inscriptions identifying the issuing authority and date. A serial number prefix 'AB' with numeral sequence is hand-stamped in the upper portion, with manuscript or stamped signatures and official designations arranged in rows across the lower section. |
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| Obverse lettering | NEGARA REPUBLIK INDONESIA PEMERINTAH DAERAH PALEMBANG KOMANDAN TERI. PALEMBANG PRESIDEN DAERAH ACTG. LETN. WALIKOT 17 AGUSTUS 1949 LIMA PULUH RUPIAH |
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Regional emergency currency issued by the Palembang local government during the Indonesian National Revolution, when the fledgling Republic struggled to maintain a coherent monetary system against Dutch reimposition of colonial authority. Central bank supply lines were unreliable at best, and regional administrations across Sumatra took it upon themselves to issue scrip to keep local economies functioning. Palembang, as a major oil-producing center, had particular strategic and economic weight during this period.
Printed locally on lined paper — almost certainly repurposed stock rather than purpose-made currency paper. That detail alone tells you something about the conditions under which it was produced.