Currently I am working on a book about the Wayang Wong series of banknotes. Step by step, I will publish the most important findings of my research in a document that you can download here. I would appreciate feedback on my findings by e-mail to info@daendels.com or by reacting to my post on ... Read More

There are some remarkable aspects to the 50 and 100 Rupiah notes that were issued in Bukittinggi in April 1948. Have a look at the full article here.   ... Read More

This interesting note from Bukittinggi was issued in red, green and blue with many serial number varieties. Have a look at what I have collected so far.... Download the full article here. ... Read More

The 1948 issue of the Surakarta notes contained lines to indicate the value of the notes, like five thin lines to represent the value “5” and 2 thick and one thin line to represent the value “2 ½”. The 1949 issues do not contain this additional value indication. These notes have ... Read More

By Rob Huisman, August 2014. Recently surfaced extremely rare PoW money from Tamuang (Tamuan), Thailand. c. 1944. Tamuang camp, thirty nine kilometres north of Nong Pladuk (also known as Non Pladuk), eleven kilometres south of Kanchanaburi, or 375 kilometres south of Thanbyuzayat. Tamuang served as a transit camp and hospital for ... Read More

Last week at the Papermoney fair in Valkenburg, a collector came to my table with a 25 Gulden note from the Netherlands Indies with an unidentified stamp on the obverse. The text of the stamp read the two words "YERNIE" and "TIGO". I couldn't give an instant answer about the background ... Read More

During 1947 - 1949, the military authorities of the South Sumatra residency Palembang issued local papermoney. In the attached pdf you will find a detailed overview of all the issues and their varieties that are known to me to date. Download the PDF (9pages, 25Mb)     ... Read More

During 1947 - 1948, the government of Labuhan Batu issued local papermoney, printed in the city of Rantau Prapat. In the attached pdf you will find a detailed overview of all the issues and their varieties that are known to me to date. Download the PDF (17 pages, 21Mb) ... Read More

Part 7, November 1925 – March 1931, printed by Joh. Enschedé en Zonen. Please find below what is to become chapter 7 of my Netherlands Indies and Indonesian paper money catalogue. This part is about the Coen II series, called that way because the portrait of the Dutch merchant and statesman ... Read More

By Rob Huisman, March 2013. I came across this intriguing note in an auction in  2009 and was able to acquire it at a reasonable price. Recently I encountered the note again in my small pile of unidentified notes and notes with unidentified rubber stamp marks. Next, I spend a couple ... Read More