Camps in Paradise (1942 - 1945) Camp money in the Netherlands Indies by  Hans P. van Weeren Camp money in the Netherlands Indies can be subdivided into two groups: camp notes that were issued by the Dutch authorities and camp notes issued during the occupation by the Japanese. 1.  Camp money issued by ... Read More

Koealoeh Leidong, Membang Moeda, Negara Republik Indonesia, 1947-1948 May 2008 By Rob Huisman During the Dutch colonial rule in the Netherlands Indies, Membang Moeda was one of many large rubber plantations, occupying an area of 3.104 ha. It was owned by the Dutch "NV Rubber Cultuur-Mij. Amsterdam" and produced approximately 1.3 million kilo's of rubber ... Read More

Secret codes of the Indonesian Revolution Money – ORI (Oeang Republik Indonesia) 1945-1948 November 2008 By Rob Huisman In preparation to the surrender of the Japanese army in Asia Pacific, the Netherlands Indies government in exile received permission by Royal decree in 1943 to produce new paper money. This new paper money, NICA ... Read More

Inflation in Paradise The inflation-stamps of South Sumatra By H. Ramkema and Hans P. van Weeren Recently, someone sent to Mr. Ramkema a photocopy of a sheet of twenty 25 rupiah “segel-inflasi” (inflation stamp) for approval as Mr. Ramkema had published the “Catalogue Revenues, Japanese occupation of the Netherlands Indies 1942-1945 and Administration ... Read More

Indonesian paper money printed by Pertjetakan Kebajoran N.V. Imp. July 2008 By Rob Huisman Sjafruddin Prawiranegara was replaced in January 1958 by Loekman Hakim due to his involvement in the PRRI movement, therefore several notes had to be reprinted, especially the 5 and 100 rupiah notes... Download the PDF (23 pages, 36Mb) ... Read More

Regional Issues Republic of Indonesia October 2009 By Rob Huisman City of Surakarta RH750 - 1 Rupiah - 1 November 1948 Number of issued notes: unknown Watermark: none Stamp: partial stamp of Bank Negara Indonesia on left side of obverse; the missing part of the stamp was applied to the allonge for possible later authentication purpose Perforation on left side and ... Read More

February 2009    By Rob Huisman  All banknotes issued by De Javasche Bank in the Netherlands Indies during the period 1864 till 1931 and printed by Johan Enschede en Zonen, carry a security code, printed on the lower right corner of the reverse. The code is printed black in an elliptical stamp ... Read More

De Javasche Bank 1828 - 1953 (still under construction) Presidents, Secretaries and Directors March 2009 By Rob Huisman The Javasche Bank was founded in 1828 and continued its operations until after the Dutch transfer of souvereignty to Indonesia in 1949. The Javasche Bank became the circulation bank for the Republic of Indonesia ... Read More

Collectors led up the garden path January 2009 By Rob Huisman Introduction The Katalog Uang Kertas Indonesia 1782 - 2005 (KUKI) is considered to be the most complete catalogue providing an overview of all paper money that circulated in Indonesia since 1782. Early 1991, a beautiful picture book was issued by Yayasan Serangan Umum 1 ... Read More

Netherlands Indies 10-Cent Proof Note   This likely precusor to an issued note was designed in a WWII POW camp   by Rob Huisman   At the end of 2003, a horde of between 15 and 20 previously unknown Netherlands Indies 10-cent proof notes were offered for sale in Indonesia. This lot was reportedly owned by ... Read More