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½ Rupiah Baru (New Rupiah)
| Issuer | Republik Indonesia |
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| Year | 1949 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Green-tinted note with an elaborate guilloche underprint covering the entire field. The large fractional numeral '½' is set within a central oval cartouche, flanked by symmetrical foliate and Art Nouveau-style vignette ornaments. The legend 'REPUBLIK INDONESIA' arches across the top, with 'SETENGAH' at left, 'RUPIAH' at right, and 'BARU' at the foot, all in sans-serif letterpress; a red ministerial stamp appears at the lower right. |
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| Variants | P#35Ca - green color on front, lilac color on back red P#35Cb - red color on front, green color on back black |
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The "Rupiah Baru" designation marks this note's role in Indonesia's first independent currency reform, issued as the new republic worked to displace the colonial NICA (Netherlands Indies Civil Administration) currency that Dutch forces had continued circulating during the independence struggle. Half-rupiah denominations at this level were essential for everyday transactions in an economy where coinage supply had badly broken down.
P#35C is a signature variety within the 1949 series — the letter suffix distinguishes it from earlier signature combinations on otherwise identical notes, a distinction that matters considerably to specialists since the varieties were not issued in equal quantities.