Uang Republik Indonesia Propinsi Sumatra (URIPS) 1948 By Rob Huisman Emissie Oeang Republik Indonesia (URIPS), Bukittinggi, Sumatra, 17 April 1948, T.N. Hasan 100 (Seratus) Rupiah, 17 April 1948 (KUKI H-532, H-532A, H-532B) type 1 (KUKI H-532A): Obverse and reverse printed in black. The serial number consists of  2 characters and 5 numbers. The  characters are  printed ... Read More

Djambi – The serial letter combinations on the yellow notes issued in 1947 and 1948. By Rob Huisman and Hans P. van Weeren From 27 December 1947 to 20 May 1948, emergency paper money was issued in the Djambi residence by the Indonesian republican authority. All notes carry the description “Coupon Penukaran” ... Read More

Koetaradja, Atjeh residency, Republik Indonesia, 1947-1949 July 2012 By Rob Huisman Introduction The most nothern part of Sumatra is called Aceh (Atjeh) province. It is one of the Indonesian provincies that carries a special autonomous status, officially recognized by law since 2001. Banda Aceh is the capital and was previously called Koetaradja (Kutaradja). From approximately 1300 to ... Read More

By Rob Huisman Recently I was informed by Nico van Horn, archivist of KITLV (the Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies) about the existence of an extremely rare handwritten VOC bank note of 100 rijksdaalders dating from 1809 and issued in Ambon. He also send me a scan and the following ... Read More

 Modern falsifications of Netherlands Indies and Indonesian paper money - By Rob Huisman - One can devide forgeries of Netherlands Indies and Indonesian paper money in 4 categories: - Contemporary falsifications with the objective to circulate the forgeries for profit - Contemporary falsifications, issued by rivaling parties to either disrupt the others economy and/or ... Read More

The first papermoney of the Netherlands Indies          June 2011          By Rob Huisman          Last month a very rare VOC note  was on auction at the prestigious auction house for historical stock certificates HWPH Historisches Wertpapierhaus AG (HWPH) in Germany. Bidding started at 1.200  Euro and the lot was finally sold for 10.500 Euro, a fair price - knowing ... Read More

New discovery: Netherlands Indies 5 gulden 1942 without specimen overprint and perforation, by Rob huisman, 24 May 2011. Recently I was contacted by a British couple for an appraisal of a 5 gulden note from the Netherlands Indies, dated 1942. They were tidying up their loft and found the note that ... Read More

Uang Republik Indonesia Propinsi Sumatra (URIPS) 1947-1948 Secrets of Bukittinggi’s paper money serial numbers February 2008 By Rob Huisman Introduction Bukittinggi is a middle large city located on the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The city received its name in 1949 when Indonesia became independent from the Netherlands. Previously it was called Fort de Kock ... Read More

The first papermoney of the Netherlands Indies May 2010 By Johan Piers and Rob Huisman At the end of the 18th century, the first kind of papermoney appeared in the Netherlands Indies. The notes were issued by the Dutch East India Company (VOC) that represented the Dutch interests in the East. Many money transports ... Read More

De Javasche Bank note issues, January 1864 - April 1895, printed by Joh. Enschede en Zn. September 2009  By Rob Huisman  In 1863, De Javasche Bank, established in 1828, was the circulation bank of the Netherlands Indies. One would expect it to be a well-established colonial institution, however the opposite is true. Research ... Read More