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100 Roepiah/Rupiah
| Issuer | Repoeblik Indonesia, Propinsi Soematera |
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| Year | 1947 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Printed in olive-yellow and dark blue-violet on uncoloured paper, with a repeating guilloche border legend reading 'REPOEBLIK INDONESIA PROPINSI SOEMATERA' around all four margins. To the left, an oval vignette contains a portrait of a male figure in a peci (Indonesian cap), set against a lathe-work underprint background; to the right, a vignette of a volcanic mountain landscape is overprinted by the large bold legend 'REPOEBLIK INDONESIA / PROPINSI SOEMATERA' at top and 'TANDA PEMBAJARAN JANG SAH / SERATOES ROEPIAH' in the centre. Denomination numeral '100' appears in the upper corners, and two signature blocks with facsimile signatures and a central legal tender text panel are printed at the foot, dated P. Siantar, 26 Maart 1947. |
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| Obverse lettering | Repoeblik Indonesia Propinsi Soematera Tanda Pembajaran Jang Sah Seratoes Roepiah Direktoer Bank Negara Indonesia Pe.A. Siantar Kepala Djabatan Keoangan Propinsi Soematera Diterima Sebagai Pembajaran Oleh Bank Negara Indonesia Di Pem. Siantar Dan Pada Segala Kas Negara Oentoek Ditoekaran Dengan Mata Oeang Repoeblik Indonesia Jang Resmi Dikeloearkan Di Soematera P. Siantar, 26 Maart 1947 |
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One of the more unusual issuing arrangements in Indonesian monetary history: the Sumatran provincial government printed and circulated its own currency during 1947 while the revolutionary Republic was simultaneously fighting Dutch military action under the first "Police Action" that began in July of that year. Pematangsiantar, a highland town in North Sumatra, served as a de facto administrative center during this period precisely because it was inland and harder to hold under Dutch pressure.
The Propinsi Soematera notes were not a rival currency — they were an expedient, filling a vacuum left by disrupted supply lines from Yogyakarta. Provincial issues like this were gradually withdrawn as central Republican authority reasserted itself after 1949.