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25 Rupiah ORI II
| Issuer | Republic of Indonesia |
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| Year | 1947 |
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| Value | 25 Rupiah |
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| Obverse description | Brown letterpress print on plain paper. A portrait vignette of President Sukarno occupies the right portion of the note, while the left side carries a coastal landscape vignette of a bay or harbor with a sailing vessel and mountainous terrain in the background. Inscriptions frame the central design above and below. |
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| Reverse description | Brown letterpress print. The right and central portions of the note are occupied by a vignette of a Javanese water buffalo (kerbau) set against a jungle background, conveying agrarian symbolism. Legal tender text appears in a block to the left of the animal vignette. |
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ORI — Oeang Republik Indonesia — was the currency of a republic that didn't yet fully control its own territory. Launched in October 1946 as a direct challenge to the Dutch colonial guilder still circulating in occupied areas, the ORI series was as much a political act as a monetary one. The 25 Rupiah of the second ORI issue appeared in 1947, the same year the Dutch launched their first military action, "Operatie Product," in July — an offensive that overran many of the regions where these notes were in active use.
Printing conditions were improvised throughout the series, and quality control varied considerably between batches. Paper stock inconsistencies are common and expected for the type.