Japanese government–issued currency in the Dutch East Indies

The Netherlands Indies guilder, later the Netherlands Indies roepiah ([ruˈpiah]), was the currency issued by the Japanese occupiers in the Dutch East Indies between 1942 and 1945. It was subdivided into 100 sen and replaced the guilder at par.

Japanese government–issued currency in the Dutch East Indies
Unit
Unitguilder, rupiah
Pluralguilders
SymbolN/A‎
Denominations
Subunit
 1⁄100cent, sen
Plural
 cent, sencents, sen
Banknotes
  • 1, 5, 10 cents 1⁄2, 1, 5, 10 gulden (first issue)
  • 1⁄2, 1, 5, 10, 100 roepiah (second issue)
Coins1, 5, and 10 sen (never released)
Demographics
User(s) Occupied Dutch East Indies
Occupied Portuguese Timor
Issuance
Central bankImperial Japan/Southern Development Bank
MintJapan Mint, Osaka Branch
 Websitewww.mint.go.jp/category/eng
Valuation
Pegged withJapanese yen
This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete.
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