Guilder

The guilder (Dutch gulden) 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. The Suriname gulden has in 2004 been replaced by the Suriname dollar.

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.

Dutch gulden
1 Dutch gulden 2001

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 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[us],. The values differed - here against the English pound for 1709:

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

Also see dollar.

External link

• Gulden (http://www.dhs.ch/externe/protect/textes/d/D13675.html) in the Swiss Historical Encyclopedia (in German; also available in French (http://www.dhs.ch/externe/protect/textes/f/F13675.html) and Italian (http://www.dhs.ch/externe/protect/textes/i/I13675.html)).
• The Marteau Early 18th century Currency Converter (http://www.pierre-marteau.com/currency/converter.html) with tools to convert early 18th century Dutch Guilders into the major contemporary European currencies.

Guilder is also a fictional nation in the book the The Princess Bride, as is florin.

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