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2 1/2 Rupiah
| Issuer | Republik Indonesia |
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| Year | 1954 |
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| Reference(s) | P#73 |
| Obverse description | Vignette at left centre of a Rotinese man in traditional dress, rendered in intaglio style against a finely worked red guilloche underprint. The denomination DUA SETENGAH RUPIAH is printed in large letterpress text at centre, with the inscriptions REPUBLIK INDONESIA and TANDA PEMBAJARAN JANG SAH above. The year 1954 appears at upper left, with the denomination numeral 2½ repeated at lower left and lower right corners. |
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| Reverse lettering | REPUBLIK INDONESIA 2½ BHINNEKA TUNGGAL IKA |
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The 1954 Indonesian 2½ Rupiah belongs to a transitional period when the young republic was still consolidating its currency infrastructure after independence. The odd denomination — 2½ rather than a round figure — reflects Dutch colonial arithmetic still embedded in everyday commerce; the "stuiver" fractions of the guilder had trained an entire population to think in halves and quarters, and the new government accommodated that rather than fight it.
Pick 73 is frequently encountered with heavy fold wear through the center horizontal axis, a reliable sign of wallet rather than till circulation among small traders.