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50 Rupiah Djepang (Japanese Rupiah)
| Issuer | Residen Daerah Palembang (Resident of Palembang Region) |
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| Year | 1947 |
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| Value | 50 Rupiah Djepang |
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| Obverse description | Pale red-orange emergency issue on thin paper, with a decorative border of repeated floral and geometric guilloche elements framing the entire note. The denomination '50' appears in large numerals at the lower left, while the centre carries the mandate text in black letterpress over a lightly printed vignette background. A circular official ink stamp of 'Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat' is applied at the right. A serial number prefixed by an asterisk and a letter series identifier appears at the upper left. |
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| Reverse lettering | Lima Puluh Rupiah 50 |
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Issued by the Resident of Palembang — a Dutch-appointed regional administrator — during the Indonesian National Revolution, this note circulated in a zone where authority was violently contested. The Dutch had reoccupied parts of Sumatra following the Japanese surrender, and local administrations were improvising monetary instruments to keep commerce functioning while the new Republic and returning colonial forces fought for control of the same territory.
The denomination in Japanese Rupiah is significant: Japanese occupation currency remained the de facto circulating medium across much of Sumatra well into 1947, long after Japan's defeat. Palembang's oil infrastructure made it a particular flashpoint, and currency issued here carried real political weight in a city that had already seen one massacre and would see more.