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10 Rupiah
| Issuer | Republik Indonesia - Propinsi Sumatera (Province of Sumatra), Bukittinggi / West Sumatra |
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| Year | 1948 |
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| Currency | Rupiah (1946-date) |
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| Obverse description | Blue intaglio print on white paper with a central large numeral '10' and the word 'SEPULUH RUPIAH' to the right. A vignette to the left shows a traditionally dressed Sumatran figure, with ornamental guilloche borders framing all four corners, each bearing the numeral '10'. A handwritten date 'B.Tinggi, 17-1-1949' and a manuscript signature appear at the lower centre beneath the text 'GUBERNUR SUMATERA', with an overprint in red ink visible across the middle of the note. |
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| Reverse description | Blue letterpress print on white paper with a central rectangular text panel bearing a legal declaration regarding the validity of the note as currency under Indonesian law. Ornate guilloche vignettes flank both sides of the central panel, with a palm tree scene visible in the upper register. The inscription 'SUMATERA BARAT' appears in a banner at the lower centre, with corner numerals '10' and denomination 'R.10' repeated at the lower right. |
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The Propinsi Sumatera notes of 1948 were a direct product of the Dutch military actions — the first "Police Action" of 1947 had cut the Republican government off from its revenue base in Java, forcing regional administrations to issue their own emergency currency to keep civil and military functions running. Bukittinggi served as the provisional capital of the Republic during this period, and the printing operation there was improvised under blockade conditions.
The paper quality and printing registration on surviving examples are notoriously inconsistent — a consequence of wartime supply, not carelessness.