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10.000.000 Rupiah
| Issuer | Republik Indonesia, Membang Muda, Sumatra |
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| Year | 1948 |
| Type | Pattern or trial banknote |
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| Obverse description | Crude letterpress-printed emergency note in green ink on plain paper, with the central denomination numeral '10.000.000' in large type. A floral vignette occupies the left margin, while a scrollwork ribbon at top centre carries the inscription 'REPUBLIK INDONESIA / BEVERDAM IL./LOE.'; the series designation 'SERIE: A' and serial number appear at upper left and right respectively. Below the denomination the note reads 'SEOELUUH DJUTA- OUDIAN OOLAS.' with the place and date 'M. Muda, 15 April 1948' at lower left, and an official 'WEDANA' stamp impression at lower right. |
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| Reverse lettering | WEDANA KOEALOEH LIOLO MEMI. HODIA |
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The Membang Muda emission of 1948 belongs to the chaotic monetary period of the Indonesian National Revolution, when the Republican government — blockaded by Dutch forces and cut off from its Java-based institutions — was forced to produce emergency currency across Sumatra using whatever local printing resources could be requisitioned. The result was a proliferation of regionally issued Republican notes varying wildly in print quality and paper stock, of which the Membang Muda issues are among the more obscure.
The denomination itself reflects runaway wartime inflation rather than any stable unit of account. By 1948, the Oeang Republik Indonesia was depreciating rapidly against Dutch-controlled currency in occupied territories.