Unique view of an extremely rare 1809 handwritten Ambon bank note

Published By admin On Tuesday, October 25th 2011. Under Netherlands indies papermoney

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 admin On Sunday, October 23rd 2011. Under Indonesian paper money

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

VOC 50 Ryksdaalders 1805

Published By admin On Sunday, June 19th 2011. Under Netherlands indies papermoney

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

Published By admin On Tuesday, May 24th 2011. Under Netherlands indies papermoney

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

Secrets of Bukittinggi’s paper money serial numbers

Published By admin On Saturday, June 5th 2010. Under Indonesian paper money

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

VOC Rijksdaalder 1799

Published By admin On Friday, May 14th 2010. Under Netherlands indies papermoney

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 1864-1895

Published By admin On Thursday, May 13th 2010. Under Netherlands indies papermoney

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

Camps in Paradise

Published By admin On Thursday, May 13th 2010. Under Netherlands indies papermoney

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, 1947-1948

Published By admin On Wednesday, May 12th 2010. Under Indonesian paper money

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

Published By admin On Wednesday, May 12th 2010. Under Indonesian paper money

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

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