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10 Rupiah
| Issuer | Republik Indonesia, Propinsi Sumatera (Province of Sumatra), Djambi |
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| Year | 1947 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIK INDONESIA PROPINSI SUMATERA SEPULUH RUPIAH BUKITTINGGI, 17.12.1947 GUBERNUR SUMATERA TANDA PEMBAJARAN JANG SAH BERLAKU UNTUK DAERAH DJAMBI |
| Reverse description | The reverse is covered by an engine-turned wavy-line guilloche underprint in blue ink across the entire field, with the numeral '10' repeated in corner cartouches at all four angles and in a larger rendering at center bottom. A central rectangular panel, set against the guilloche ground, contains a legal clause in Indonesian affirming the note's validity as currency under Presidential Regulation No. 1 of 1946. |
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In the immediate aftermath of Indonesian independence, the Dutch blockade made it impossible to supply a unified currency across the archipelago. Regional authorities were authorized to issue their own emergency notes, and Djambi — a residency on the eastern coast of Sumatra — produced this 10 Rupiah under that framework. Bukittinggi served as the administrative and printing center for much of Republican Sumatra during this period, coordinating these provincial emissions.
The Djambi series is among the more obscure of the Sumatran regional issues, with limited surviving quantities that reflect both small print runs and the chaos of the independence struggle against Dutch forces.