Unique view of an extremely rare 1809 handwritten Ambon bank note

Published By On Tuesday, October 25th 2011. Under Netherlands indies papermoney    
Unique view of an extremely rare 1809 handwritten Ambon bank note
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

Fakes, forgeries and falsifications

Published By On Sunday, October 23rd 2011. Under Indonesian paper money    
Fakes, forgeries and falsifications
 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