Uang Republik Indonesia Propinsi Sumatra (URIPS) 1948

Secrets of Bukittinggi’s paper money serial numbers, part 2

March 2008
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):

H532obverse
H532Areverse

Obverse and reverse printed in black. The serial number consists of  2 characters and 5 numbers. The  characters are  printed  in  Purple while the number is written  manually in black  or  blue. The first character is always a capital and the second character is in lower case.The serial number is printed once on the obverse in the lower left quadrant. The Character combinations occur in fixed combinations as follows:

1st A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
2nd z y x w v u t s r q p o n m l k j i h g f e d c b a

In the lower left corner of the obverse approximately where the serial number is printed, there is an area of 4 cm long and 1.5 cm high that has an imprinted field of dots that has almost perforated the thin paper. This imprint has happened from the reverse side of the paper and is probably caused by a mechanical device for handling the papermoney during production, printing or counting. The imprint looks like:
raster
H532imprint


type 2 (KUKI H-532B):

H532Bobverse

Obverse printed in green and reverse printed in blue. The serial number consists of  5 numbers and 2 characters. The serial number is printed twice in red on the obverse, once in the lower left quadrant and once in the upper right quadrant. The  characters are  printed in italics and capitals. The Character combinations occur in fixed combinations as follows:

1st A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
2nd E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D

type 3 (KUKI H-532):

H532Cobverse

Obverse and reverse is printed in red. The serial number consists of  6 numbers and 3 characters. The serial number is printed once in black on the obverse in the upper right quadrant. The first character is a capital and the second and third characters are in lower case. 

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 Source:

 Banknotes and Coins from Indonesia 1945-1990, Yayasan Serangan Umum 1 Maret 1949 & Perum Peruri Jakarta

Katalog Uang Kertas Indonesia 1782-1996, Sugiana Handjaja, 1996 issue (KUKI)