Japanese government–issued currency in the Dutch East Indies

Japanese government–issued currency in the Dutch East Indies
Unit
Unitguilder, rupiah
Pluralguilders
SymbolN/A
Denominations
Subunit
1100cent
Plural
centcents
Banknotes
  • 1, 5, 10 cents 12, 1, 5, 10 gulden (first issue)
  • 12, 1, 5, 10, 100 roepiah (second issue)
Coins1, 5, and 10 sen (never released)
Demographics
Date of introduction1942
Date of withdrawal1945
User(s) Occupied Dutch East Indies
Occupied Portuguese Timor
Issuance
Central bankBank of Japan/Southern Development Bank
MintJapan Mint, Osaka Branch
Valuation
Pegged withJapanese yen
This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete.

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 cents (Indonesian: sen) and replaced the guilder at par.