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1/2 Rupiah ORI III
| Issuer | Republik Indonesia |
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| Year | 1947 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Printed in red on white paper, the obverse carries the denomination numeral '1/2' in each corner with the central text 'SETENGAH RUPIAH' in bold letterpress. The inscription 'REPUBLIK INDONESIA' appears across the upper portion, set against a fine guilloche underprint pattern covering the entire field. |
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| Obverse lettering | 1/2 REPUBLIK INDONESIA 1/2 SETENGAH RUPIAH 1/2 |
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ORI — Oeang Republik Indonesia — was the currency issued by the fledgling republic to replace Dutch colonial money after the 1945 independence declaration. The third series appeared in 1947 during the first Dutch "police action," a period of active military pressure on the republic's territorial and administrative control. Printing under those conditions, on domestic facilities with limited materials, was not a controlled industrial operation.
The half-rupiah denomination served small daily transactions at a time when hyperinflationary pressure was already eroding confidence in paper issues.