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25 Sen
| Issuer | Republic of Indonesia |
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| Year | 1947 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | Indonesia Tanda Pembajaran Jang Sah Dapat derterima sebagai alat pembajaran dan dapat ditoekar di semoea kas negara sesoedah dimaloemkan Batavia Djakarta 1 Desember 1947 Geregistreerd de voorzitter van de algemeene rekenkamer De directeur van financien Doea Poeloeh Lima Sen (Translation: Indonesia Legal Tender Acceptable as legal tender and redeemable in all register of the country) |
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| Reverse lettering | Dutch: Het namaken of Vervalschen can bankbiljetten, hete opzettelijk uitgeven, in voorraad hebben of binnen Nederlandsch-Indiëinvoeren van valsche of vervalschte bankbiljeten is bij de artikelen 244, 245 eb 249 Wetboek van Strafrecht strafbaar gesteld. Indonesian: Didalam fatsal 244, 245 dan 249 dari Kitab Oendang Oendang Hoekoman ditetapkan hoekoeman oentoek jang meniroe atau memalsoekan oewang kertas dan oentoek jang mengeloearkan dengan sengadja menjimpan atau memasoekkan oewang kertas lantjoeng atau kertas jang dijadikan lantjoeng ke Hindia Belanda (Translation: Anyone who imitate or counterfeit this banknote and whoever intentionally issue, withhold, or import such imitated or counterfeit banknote into the Netherlands Indies shall be punished under Articles 244, 245 and 249 of the Criminal Code.) |
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Indonesia's first domestic paper currency series was issued in 1947 under the newly proclaimed Republic, printed locally under difficult wartime conditions while the Dutch were actively contesting Indonesian sovereignty in what Jakarta called the "physical revolution." The small-denomination notes in this series, including this 25 Sen, were produced with limited equipment and inconsistent paper stock — quality control was not the priority; simply having a functioning Republican currency was.
Surviving examples frequently show foxing and paper weakness along fold lines, a direct consequence of the printing materials available rather than subsequent mishandling.