Guilder

The guilder (Dutch gulden), represented by the symbol ?, was the name of the currency used in the Netherlands from the 15th century until 1999, when it was replaced by the euro (coins and notes were not introduced until 2002). Two versions of the guilder are still in use in Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles, both Dutch dependencies. In 2004, the Suriname gulden was replaced by the Suriname dollar.

Related Topics:
Dutch - Currency - Netherlands - 15th century - 1999 - Euro - Aruba - Netherlands Antilles - Suriname - Suriname dollar

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The exact exchange rate, still relevant for old contracts, is 2.20371 Dutch guilder (NLG) for 1 euro (EUR). Inverted, this gives EUR 0.453780 for NLG 1.

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Dutch gulden

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1 Dutch gulden 2001

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Gold coins struck for the first time in 1252 in Florence, Italy—the florenus — were widely accepted throughout Europe, and ultimately coined several national curriencies: The Netherlands had their guilders, several German and Swiss territories their Gulden, and last but not least the Polish Zloty were called gulden - the usual abbreviation was in all theses cases fl. or ƒ for floren.

Related Topics:
Gold - 1252 - Florence, Italy

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The values differed - here against the English pound for 1709:

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1 English Pound

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= 11 Dutch guldens, 22 stuivers, 6 penningen

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  = 6 German gulden, 40 kreuzer

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  = 46 florins à Genève, 7 sols, 12 deniers

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= 13 Polish gulden or zloty, 6 grosz

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In Hungary, the guilder was named the forint after the city of Florence, and it was used from the old times through today: it is still the currency in Hungary, but only until around 2010, when it is expected to be replaced by the euro.

Related Topics:
Hungary - Forint - 2010 - Euro

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Through time, other coins derived from the guilder emerged. Among them was the daalder, one and a half guilder (30 stuivers). The name was derived from a large German coin called thaler.

Related Topics:
German - Thaler

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Also see dollar.

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