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Dutch guilder

The guilder (Dutch: gulden, pronounced [ˈɣʏldə(n)] ) or florin was the currency of the Netherlands from 1434 until 2002, when it was replaced by the euro.

Dutch guilder
Nederlandse gulden (Dutch)
fl.
Last series of guilder banknotes
ISO 4217
CodeNLG
Unit
Unitguilder
Pluralguilders
Symbolƒ
Denominations
Subunit
1100cent
Plural
centcents
Banknotes
 Freq. usedƒ10, ƒ25, ƒ50, ƒ100, ƒ250
 Rarely usedƒ5 (withdrawn in 1995), ƒ1000
Coins
 Freq. used5c, 10c, 25c, ƒ1, ƒ2+12, ƒ5
 Rarely used1c (withdrawn 1 March 1983), 12c, 2+12c (withdrawn 1948), 50c (withdrawn 1930)
Demographics
User(s)None, previously:
 Netherlands (until 2002)
 Suriname (until 1962)
 Netherlands Antilles (until 1940)
 Luxembourg (until 1839)
 Belgium (until 1832)
Issuance
Central bankDe Nederlandsche Bank
 Websitewww.dnb.nl
PrinterJoh. Enschedé
 Websitewww.joh-enschede.nl
MintRoyal Dutch Mint
 Websitewww.knm.nl
Valuation
Inflation2.6% (December 2000)
 Sourceworldpress.org, 2000 est.
EU Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM)
Since13 March 1979
Fixed rate since31 December 1998
Replaced by euro, non cash1 January 1999
Replaced by euro, cash1 March 2002
1 € =ƒ2.20371
This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete.

The Dutch name gulden was a Middle Dutch adjective meaning "golden",[1] and reflects the fact that, when first introduced in 1434, its value was about equal to (i.e., it was on par with) the Italian gold florin. The Dutch guilder was a de facto reserve currency in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries.[2][3][4]

Between 1999 and 2002, the guilder was officially a "national subunit" of the euro. However, physical payments could only be made in guilders, as no euro coins or banknotes were available. The exact exchange rate, still relevant for old contracts and for exchange of the old currency for euros at the central bank, is 2.20371 Dutch guilders for 1 euro.[5] Inverted, this gives 0.453780 euros for 1 guilder.

Derived from the Dutch guilder are the Netherlands Antillean guilder (still in use in Curaçao and Sint Maarten) and the Surinamese guilder (replaced in 2004 by the Surinamese dollar).

History edit

The gulden emerged as the official currency of the Burgundian Netherlands after the 1434 monetary reform done under Philip the Good.[6][7] This table summarizes the gulden's value in terms of silver until the gold standard was introduced in 1875.

Value of gulden, grams
Year g silver
1434-66 32.60
1500-60 19.07
1618 10.16
1659-1800 9.67
(Gulden banco) 10.15
1840 9.45
1875 0.6048 g gold

Prior to 1434 the Dutch issued currency conforming to the Carolingian monetary system, with the Pound divided into 20 shillings and the shilling divided into 12 pennies. Dutch versions of the penny first came out in the 9th century, followed by local versions of the one-shilling gros tournois in the 13th century. The most notable version of the latter, the Flemish grote, subsequently depreciated faster than its counterparts in France, from its initial fine silver content of 4.044 g, to around 2.5 g by 1350 AD, and to just 0.815 g before the reforms of 1434.[8]

1434-66, Burgundian Netherlands edit

 
Vierlander stuiver of Philip the Good

Philip the Good devised a monetary system in 1434 relating the new Dutch currency to that of its neighbors: the French livre parisis of 38.25 g silver, and the English pound sterling of 215.8 g.[9][circular reference][6] The following units were defined:

  • The Stuiver of 1.63 g fine silver, equal to 2 Flemish grote or 3 Brabant grote, and approximately equal to the French sol (shilling) of 1.9125 g;
  • The Gulden, equal to 20 stuiver or 32.6 g fine silver, and approximately equal to the French livre parisis. As the French gold livre was about par with the gold florin of 3.5 g, this new denomination was therefore known as the gouden florijn, or gulden, or florin.
  • The Shilling Flemish (Schelling Vlaams), equal to 12 Flemish grote or 6 stuivers, and approximately equal to the English shilling of 12 pence sterling.
  • And finally, the Pound Flemish (Pond Vlaams), equal to 240 Flemish grote or 6 Gulden, and at 195.6 g fine silver was approximately equal to the English pound sterling.

The stuiver weighed 3.4 g of 2348 silver fineness[7] and was divided into 8 duiten or 16 penningen. As each stuiver was worth approximately 2 English pence, Dutch silver denominations of 1 duit and 14, 12, 1 & 2 stuivers neatly matched with English denominations of 14, 12, 1, 2 & 4 pence sterling.

French écus, English nobles & Dutch florins comprised the gold currency of the Low Countries and had a variable rate against the stuiver. A denomination worth 1 Gulden did not exist until the 1464 issue of the Sint Andries florin containing 2.735 g of fine gold, but this was a mere two years before the resumption of debasements in the stuiver.

1500-60, Spanish Netherlands edit

 
This Burgundian double patard (or 2-stuiver) found in England was current there for four English pence from 1469 to 1475.

The stuiver modestly depreciated between 1466 and 1475 before incurring more significant debasements up to the end of the 15th century. From 1469 to 1475 an agreement with England made the English groat (4-pence; 2.88 g fine silver) mutually exchangeable with the Burgundian double patard (or 2-stuiver) minted under Charles the Rash.[10]

Follow-up attempts to issue 1-gulden coins resulted in the minting of the gold Karolusgulden of 1.77 g fine gold in 1520, and the silver Karolusgulden of 19.07 grams fine silver in 1541. The bullion content of French and English currencies would eventually approach this value, with the French livre parisis becoming 20.4 g fine silver in 1549, and 16th of a pound sterling becoming 19.2 g fine silver in 1551.

1618, Dutch Republic edit

 
Rijksdaalder of the Dutch Republic, 1622

The pace of depreciation of the Gulden quickened in the second half of the 16th century amidst the huge influx of precious metals from Germany & Spanish America arriving through the Habsburg Netherlands.

The loss in silver content of local Dutch coins in the form of stuivers, schellings (6 stuivers) and daalders (1+12 gulden or 30 stuivers) was the result of different provinces continually testing the market with coins of slightly reduced silver, aiming for their acceptance at par with full-bodied coins. As the Northern Dutch Republic just declared its independence from the Spanish crown, there was no central authority powerful enough to penalize the provinces responsible for the deterioration of the quality of Dutch currency. The inevitable official acceptance of new, debased rates for the gulden only set the stage for the next round of depreciations.[11]

As a result, the gulden equivalent of different trade coins passing through the Low Countries also rose in value, as follows:[12]

  • The German Reichsthaler of 25.98 g fine silver was valued at 32 stuivers (1.6G) in 1566.
  • The Dutch Republic's leeuwendaalder (Liondollar) of 20.57g fine silver was valued at 32 stuivers (1.6G) in 1575.
  • The Dutch Republic's Rijksdaalder of 25.40 g fine silver, a local version of the German reichsthaler, was valued at 42 stuivers (2.1G) in 1583, and repeatedly raised in value until it reached 50 stuivers (2.5G) in 1618 - hence, 10.16 g silver in a gulden.
  • The Spanish Netherlands' patagon or Albertus thaler of 24.56 g fine silver, valued at 8 shillings Flemish (48 stuivers, 2.4G) in 1618.
  • The Spanish Netherlands' ducaton of 30.70 g fine silver, valued at 10 shillings Flemish (60 stuivers, 3G) in 1618.

The solution which immediately halted the downward spiral of the gulden was the establishment of the Amsterdam Wisselbank (Bank of Amsterdam) in 1609, mandated to accept & assay the bullion content of coins received from its depositors, and then to credit the equivalent of 1 Rijksdaalder (2+12 gulden after 1618) for each 25.40 g fine silver actually received. Combined with rules requiring payments above 600 gulden to be cleared through the bank, it halted incentives for provinces to tamper with the silver content of its coins.

In 1626, Pieter Schaghen wrote in Dutch of the purchase of "the Island Manhattes" (Manhattan) "from the Indians for the value of 60 guilders."[13]

1659, Gulden currency & banco edit

 
Silver rider Ducaton of the Dutch Republic
 
Silver coin: 3 gulden Utrecht, Dutch Republic - 1795[14]

Even with the Bank of Amsterdam's success in halting the depreciation of Dutch currency, attempts to further increase the stuiver equivalent of trade coins continued among the provinces. After the 1630s came moves to raise the Patagon's value from 48 to 50 stuivers (4.17% advance), followed by moves to raise the Ducaton's value from 60 to 63 stuivers (5.0% advance). Fearing damage to its Europe-wide reputation if 50-stuiver deposits in rixdollars were repaid in cheaper 50-stuiver patagons, in the 1640s the bank firmly rejected the advanced values of these coins and upheld its old values of 48 and 60 stuivers.

This was the origin of a permanent Gulden Banco valued at 5% more against provincial Gulden currency valuations. In 1659 the Dutch Republic made this duality permanent by issuing its own trade coins, namely:

  • The Silver Ducat (Zilveren Dukat; also called "Rijksdaalder") of 24.36 g fine silver, replacing the Patagon and valued at 48 stuivers banco (2.4 GB) or 50 stuivers currency (2.5G).
  • The Silver Rider Ducaton of 30.45 g fine silver, replacing the Dukaton and valued at 60 stuivers banco (3 GB) or 63 stuivers currency (3.15G).

The result was a Gulden Banco unit of 10.15 g silver & a Gulden currency unit of 9.67 g silver as determined from the ducaton. These reforms helped cement the Dutch Republic's role as Europe's financial center, made the Bank of Amsterdam the world's first modern central bank, and made the bank-stabilized Gulden as Europe's de facto reserve currency until the end of the 18th century. In 1694, a new mint ordinance recognized the gulden as a valid coin for the entire Republic.[15]

As the bank was also an active reseller of negotiepenningen, or trade coins that happen to be undervalued in the Netherlands (e.g. older rixdollars still valued at 50 stuivers currency), Dutch trade coins like liondollars, rixdollars & silver ducats were exported and became staple currency for the rest of Europe until the end of the 18th century. The Royal Dutch Mint still mints the famed silver ducat to this day.[16]

A silver 1-gulden denomination weighing 10.61 g, 0.91 fine, was minted by the States of Holland and West Friesland in 1680.[17] The gulden design featured Pallas Athena standing, holding a spear topped by a hat in her right hand,[18] resting with her left forearm on Gospels set on an ornate basis, with a small shield in the legend.

19th century, United Netherlands edit

Following the collapse of the Bank of Amsterdam in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars, in 1817 the United Kingdom of the Netherlands redefined the Gulden as either 9.613 g silver or 0.60561 g gold. It was decimally divided into 100 cents, and the 1-Gulden coin was permanently issued. This standard was doomed to fail due to

  • The existence in the former Austrian Netherlands of silver kronenthalers of 25.71 g fine silver valued at 2.7 Gulden (hence, only 9.52 g per Gulden), and
  • The Gulden's gold equivalent of 0.60561 g, at a Gold-Silver ratio of 15.5 in neighboring France, was worth only 9.39 g in silver.

Following Belgium's secession from the Netherlands in 1830, a more permanent solution was implemented in 1840 by reducing the Gulden to 9.45 g fine silver and repealing its fixed equivalence in gold.

Gold Standard edit

As a result of the adoption of the Gold Standard by the newly established German Empire in 1873, the Netherlands in 1875 repealed the free coinage of silver into Gulden coins, substituted by the free coinage of gold into 10-Gulden coins containing 6.048 g fine gold. This arrangement continued until the worldwide suspension of the gold standard in 1914 due to the First World War. The gold standard was revived in 1925 but was abandoned in 1936.

After 1914 edit

In 1914 the guilder was traded at a rate of 2.46 guilders = 1 U.S. dollar. As of 1938, the rate was 1.82 guilders = 1 U.S. dollar.[19] One Dutch guilder in 1914 could buy roughly the same amount of goods and services as 10.02 U.S. dollars or 8.17 euros in December 2017. In 1938, the guilder purchasing power would be approximately equal to 9.54 U.S. dollars or 7.78 euros in December 2017. Overall, the guilder remained a very stable currency and was also the third highest-valued currency unit in Europe in the interwar period (after the British Pound Sterling and the Irish pound, which, at this time, were pegged to each other at par).

Following the German occupation, on 10 May 1940, the guilder was pegged to the Reichsmark at a rate of 1 guilder = 1.5 Reichsmark. This rate was reduced to 1.327 on 17 July of the same year. The liberating Allied forces set an exchange rate of 2.652 guilders = 1 U.S. dollar, which became the peg for the guilder within the Bretton Woods system. In 1949, the peg was changed to 3.8 guilders = 1 dollar, approximately matching the devaluation of the British pound. In 1961, the guilder was revalued to 3.62 guilders = 1 dollar, a change approximately in line with that of the German mark. After 1967 guilders were made from nickel instead of silver.

Euro changeover edit

In 2002, the guilder was replaced by the euro at an exchange rate of 2.20371 guilders = 1 Euro. Coins remained exchangeable for euros at branches of the Netherlands Central Bank until 1 January 2007. Most guilder banknotes that were valid at the time of conversion can be exchanged until the deadline of 1 January 2032.[20] There are some exceptions to this, and furthermore no banknote received as payment for commercial goods or services after 27 January 2002 is exchangeable.[21] Refer Banknotes of the Dutch guilder for a full list of guilder Banknotes and their last valid exchange date.[22]

Coins edit

 
William III of the Netherlands depicted on a 20-guilder proof gold coin (1850)
 
Silver coin: 2+12 gulden Willem III - 1871
 
Guilder, 1897 (1st type of obverse). Queen Wilhelmina. Silver.
 
Zinc coins minted in the 1940s during the German occupation of the Netherlands (obverse)
 
Zinc coins minted in the 1940s during the German occupation of the Netherlands (reverse)

In the 18th century, coins were issued by the various provinces. There were copper 1 duit, silver 1, 2, 6 and 10 stuivers, 1 and 3 guilders, 12 and 1 silver ducat rijksdaalder and 12 and 1 silver rider ducaton. Gold 1 and 2 ducat trade coins were also minted. Between 1795 and 1806, the Batavian Republic issued coins in similar denominations to the earlier provincial issues. The Kingdom of Holland minted silver 10 stuivers, 1 florin and 1 guilder (equivalent), 50 stuivers and 2+12 guilder (also equivalent) and 1 rijksdaalder, along with gold 10 and 20 guilders. Before decimalization, the Kingdom of the Netherlands briefly issued some 1 rijksdaalder coins.

The gold 1 and 2 ducat and silver ducat (rijksdaalder) are still minted today as bullion coins.

In 1817, the first coins of the decimal currency were issued, the copper 1 cent and silver 3 guilders. The remaining denominations were introduced in 1818. These were copper 12 cents, silver 5, 10 and 25 cents, 12 and 1 guilder, and gold 10 guilders. In 1826, gold 5-guilder coins were introduced.

In 1840, the silver content of the coinage was reduced (see above) and this was marked by the replacement of the 3 guilder coin by a 2+12 guilder piece. The gold coinage was completely suspended in 1853, five years after the suspension of the gold standard. By 1874, production of silver coins greater in value than 10 cents had ceased, to be only fully resumed in the 1890s. Gold 10 guilder coins were struck again from 1875. In 1877, bronze 2+12 cent coins were introduced. In 1907, silver 5-cent coins were replaced by round, cupro-nickel pieces. These were later replaced in 1913 by square shaped 5 cent pieces. In 1912, gold 5-guilder coins were reintroduced but the gold coinage was ended in 1933. The 12 guilder saw discontinuation after 1930. Throughout the Wilhelmina period, a number of infrequent changes were made to the 10 and 25 cent coins as well, with the largest changes being periodic updates of the Queen's effigy and smaller changes to designs on the reverse (back).

In 1941, following the German occupation, production of all earlier coin types ceased and zinc coins were introduced by the occupational government for 1, 2+12, 5, 10 and 25 cents. Large quantities of pre-war type silver 10 and 25 cent and 1 guilder coins were minted in the United States between 1943 and 1945 for use following liberation. Afterwards, the zinc coins were quickly demonetized and melted.

In 1948, all half cents and 2+12 cents were taken out of circulation, though no further production of either denomination had continued after 1940 and 1942, respectively. New bronze 1 and 5 cent coins featuring Queen Wilhelmina on the obverse were issued, phasing out previous types. At the same time, new nickel 10 and 25 cent coins were introduced. In 1949, 1 and 2+12 guilder banknotes were introduced. Five years later, the silver 1-guilder coin was reintroduced, followed by the silver 2+12 guilder coin in 1959. The silver content was replaced with nickel in 1967, although no 2+12 guilder coins were minted in 1967 and 1968. The silver coins were demonetized in 1973. In 1950, Queen Juliana's profile replaced the image of Wilhelmina on the obverse (front) of all coins.

In 1980, production of the 1-cent coin ceased and was demonetized three years later. Soon after, it was decided to replace the 5-guilder banknote with a coin of the same value. However, it was not until 1988 that a bronze-coated nickel 5 guilder coin was finally introduced. The 5 guilder banknote remained legal tender until 1995. The 2+12 guilder coin gradually began losing widespread use shortly after the introduction of the 5 guilder coin, and mintage figures for the denomination declined until the discontinuation of the guilder. 1980 also saw a circulating two coin commemorative series of 1 and 2+12 guilder coins celebrating Queen Beatrix's ascension to the throne.

All circulating coins went through a complete redesign in 1982, a short while after Queen Beatrix's coronation. They depict abstract designs featuring grids and a layered silhouette profile of the Queen as opposed to the more formal designs of the previous generation of coins. Production of these coins ceased after 2001.

At the time of withdrawal, the following denominations of coins were circulating:

  • 5 cents (€0.023) – stuiver—the name survived, although the stuiver had not been an official subunit of the guilder since decimalisation in 1817;
  • 10 cents (€0.045) – dubbeltje ("little double")—being small enough to fit into the center hole of a compact disc,[23] it was the smallest coin in circulation. It was worth two stuivers, hence the name;
  • 25 cents (€0.11) – kwartje ("little quarter")—the kwartje was smaller than the stuiver, though larger than the dubbeltje and the cent;
  • 1 guilder (€0.45) – gulden, colloquially piek;
  • 2+12 guilders (€1.13) – rijksdaalder, colloquially riks or knaak;
  • 5 guilders (€2.27) – vijfje ("little five");

All the coins carried a profile image of the Queen on the obverse and a simple grid on the other side. The 1-guilder, 2+12 guilder, and 5-guilder coins had God zij met ons ("God be with us") inscribed on the edge.

Banknotes edit

 
One guilder, playing card money (1801). Prior to the formal introduction of paper currency, playing card money, denominated in Dutch guilders, was used in Dutch Guiana (1761–1826).[24]
 
Dutch 2+12-guilder silver certificate from 1927
 
U.S.-printed Dutch guilder, 1943

Between 1814 and 1838, the Dutch Bank issued notes in denominations of 25, 40, 60, 80, 100, 200, 300, 500 and 1000 guilders. These were followed, from 1846 by state notes (muntbiljetten) in denominations of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500, 1000 guilders, with the 10 and 50 guilders issued until 1914.

In 1904, the Dutch Bank recommenced the issuance of paper money. By 1911, it was issuing notes for 10, 25, 40, 60, 100, 200, 300 and 1000 guilders. In 1914, because of silver shortage for minting, the government introduced silver certificates (zilverbonnen) for 1, 2+12 and 5 guilders. Although the 5 guilder notes were only issued that year, the 1 guilder notes continued until 1920 and the 2+12 guilder until 1927.

In 1926, the Dutch Bank introduced 20 guilder notes, followed by 50 guilder in 1929 and 500 guilder in 1930. These introductions followed the cessation of production of the unusual 40, 60 and 300 guilder notes during the 1920s.

In 1938, silver notes were reintroduced for 1 and 2+12 guilders. During World War II, the Dutch Bank continued to issue paper money, although there were some design changes, most notably, the replacement of a portrait of Queen Emma by a Rembrandt portrait on the 10-guilder note. The Allies printed state notes dated 1943 for use following liberation. These were in denominations of 1, 2+12, 10, 25, 50 and 100 guilders. More state notes were issued for 1 and 2+12 guilders in 1945 and 1949.

Following the war, the Dutch Bank introduced notes for 10, 20, 25, 50, 100 and 1000 guilders. The last 20 guilder notes were dated 1955, whilst 5 guilder notes were introduced in 1966 (replaced by coins in 1988) and 250 guilder notes in 1985.

At the time of withdrawal, the following denominations of banknotes were circulating:

  • ƒ10 (€4.54) – tientje ("little ten", see diminutive), joet
  • ƒ25 (€11.34) – geeltje (yellow one)
  • ƒ50 (€22.69) – zonnebloem (sunflower)
  • ƒ100 (€45.38) – honderdje, meier, later snip (snipe)
  • ƒ250 (€113.45) – vuurtoren (lighthouse)
  • ƒ1000 (€453.78) – duizendje, rooie / rooi(tj)e

All but the 50 and 250 guilder notes had been issued in a new series that was the same colour as the older notes, but with a mostly abstract pattern, featuring a different bird for each denomination.

Persons depicted on those older banknotes were:

These 1970s "face"-notes and the 1980s ƒ50 (sunflower), ƒ100 (snipe) and ƒ250 (lighthouse) were designed by Ootje Oxenaar. Eventually, all of these were replaced by intricate abstract designs made by Jaap Drupsteen.

An anti-counterfeit warning appeared on the reverse side of all guilder banknotes prior to the final series with the exception of the ƒ250 "lighthouse" note, repeated multiple times in microprint (a technique later briefly used on banknotes of the Indonesian rupiah):

Wetboek van Strafrecht artikel 208: Hij die muntspeciën of munt- of bankbiljetten namaakt of vervalst, met het oogmerk om die muntspeciën of munt- of bankbiljetten als echt en onvervalst uit te geven of te doen uitgeven, wordt gestraft met gevangenisstraf van ten hoogste negen jaren.

meaning: "Criminal Code Article 208: Anyone who counterfeits or falsifies coins or banknotes with the intention of issuing or having them issued as genuine and unaltered shall be punished with a prison sentence of no more than nine years."

Eventually, the warning was replaced with a subtle message on the obverse side: "De namaker of vervalser wordt gestraft", meaning "Counterfeiters or falsifiers will be punished", which made its debut inside a small square on the ƒ250 "lighthouse" note while still referencing the aforementioned Article 208. This reference did not appear on later banknotes.

Dutch banknotes in circulation in 2001
Obverse Reverse Value Equivalent in euros Size Theme Watermark Designer Date of issue
    ƒ10 €4.54 142 x 76 mm Frans Hals Cornucopia Ootje Oxenaar 4 January 1971
    ƒ10 €4.54 136 x 76 mm Common kingfisher Common kingfisher Jaap Drupsteen 1 September 1997
    ƒ25 €11.34 142 x 76 mm European robin European robin Jaap Drupsteen 27 March 1990
    ƒ50 €22.69 148 x 76 mm Sunflower; polders in IJsselmeer Bee Ootje Oxenaar 7 September 1982
    ƒ100 €45.38 154 x 76 mm Common snipe and Great snipe Common snipe Ootje Oxenaar 16 March 1981
    ƒ100 €45.38 154 x 76 mm Little owl Little owl Jaap Drupsteen 7 September 1993
    ƒ250 €113.45 160 x 76 mm Lighthouse at West Schouwen; maps Rabbit Ootje Oxenaar 7 January 1986
    ƒ1000 €453.78 160 x 76 mm Baruch de Spinoza Pyramid on bowl and slab Ootje Oxenaar 15 January 1973
    ƒ1000 €453.78 166 x 76 mm Northern lapwing Northern lapwing Jaap Drupsteen 3 April 1996

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ J. Verdam, Middelnederlandsch Handwoordenboek, The Hague 1932 (reprint of 1994). In modern Dutch, the adjective still exists in certain fossilised forms such as het Gulden Vlies ("the Golden Fleece"). The modern equivalent is gouden.
  2. ^ Pisani-Ferry, Jean; Posen, Adam S. (2009). The Euro at Ten: The Next Global Currency. United States of America: Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economies & Brueggel. ISBN 9780881325584.
  3. ^ The euro as a reserve currency lodz.pl
  4. ^ The Changing World Order, Ray Dalio
  5. ^ . De Nederlandsche Bank. Archived from the original on 12 January 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  6. ^ a b p 20: With monetary unification in 1435, the florin or gulden money-of-account thus worth 40d. Flemish gros. Stuiver = 2d. Flemish... The gulden money-of-account is tied to the pond groot, always worth 40 Flemish gros. https://www.economics.utoronto.ca/munro5/MONEYLEC.pdf
  7. ^ a b Stuiver weighs 3,4 g and has a fineness of 479/1000 silver... in 4 silver coins: 1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8 vierlander. http://www.nbbmuseum.be/en/2008/01/the-vierlander.htm 2021-05-12 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ https://www.economics.utoronto.ca/wwwfiles/archives/munro5/JaarboekGuildsGovt.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  9. ^ nl:Vierlander
  10. ^ p113 https://www.britnumsoc.org/publications/Digital%20BNJ/pdfs/1963_BNJ_33_18.pdf
  11. ^ Quinn, Stephen (2005). "The big problem of large bills: The Bank of Amsterdam and the origins of central banking" (PDF). hdl:10419/101021. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  12. ^ Shaw, William Arthur (1896). "The History of Currency, 1252-1894: Being an Account of the Gold and Silver Moneys and Monetary Standards of Europe and America, Together with an Examination of the Effects of Currency and Exchange Phenomena on Commercial and National Progress and Well-being".
  13. ^ "Pieter Schaghen's 1626 letter: New Netherland Research Center: New York State Library". www.nysl.nysed.gov. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  14. ^ 3 Gulden Utrecht, Year: 1763 - 1794; Composition: Silver - 92%; Weight: 31,82 gram; Diameter: 41 mm - https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces47591.html
  15. ^ Polak 1998a, p. 201
  16. ^ "Silver Ducats".
  17. ^ Krause, Chester; Clifford Mishler (2003). [Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700: Identification and Valuation Guide 17th Century (Standard Catalog of World Coins 17th Century Edition 1601-1700)] (3rd ed.). Krause Publications. p. 932. ISBN 0-87349-666-3.
  18. ^ Miaschi, John (1 August 2017). "What is the Currency of the Netherlands?". WorldAtlas. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  19. ^ Herod, Andrew (2009). [Geographies of Globalization: A Critical Introduction] (1st ed.). John Wiley & Sons. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-40511-091-4.
  20. ^ "Exchanging national cash". European Central Bank. 2021. from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  21. ^ "Exchanging guilder banknotes - De Nederlandsche Bank". De Nederlandsche Bank. 5 September 2021. from the original on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  22. ^ "Exchangeable notes - De Nederlandsche Bank". De Nederlandsche Bank. 5 September 2021. from the original on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  23. ^ The size of the central hole in a CD was proposed by a Philips engineer to be exactly the size of a dubbeltje. Beijen, Frank (6 March 2009). "Philips geëerd voor uitvinding compact disc: 'Sony en wij waren één familie, de cd was onze baby'". Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  24. ^ Cuhaj, George S. (2010). Standard Catalog of World Paper Money General Issues (1368-1960) (13 ed.). Krause Publications. p. 1116. ISBN 978-1-4402-1293-2.

External links edit

  • The Marteau Early 18th century Currency Converter with tools to convert early 18th century Dutch Guilders into the major contemporary European currencies.
  • Overview of the Dutch guilder and its history from the BBC
  • Heiko Otto (ed.). "Historical banknotes of the Netherlands" (in English and German). Retrieved 2017-05-07.
Preceded by
gros / grote of France,
Flanders, Brabant (1434)
Dutch currency
1434–20021
1434–1832 (Belgium)
1434–1839 (Luxembourg)
1828–1940 (Netherlands Antilles)
1828–1962 (Surinam)
Succeeded by

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The guilder Dutch gulden pronounced ˈɣʏlde n or florin was the currency of the Netherlands from 1434 until 2002 when it was replaced by the euro Dutch guilderNederlandse gulden Dutch fl Last series of guilder banknotesISO 4217CodeNLGUnitUnitguilderPluralguildersSymbolƒ DenominationsSubunit 1 100centPlural centcentsBanknotes Freq usedƒ10 ƒ25 ƒ50 ƒ100 ƒ250 Rarely usedƒ5 withdrawn in 1995 ƒ1000Coins Freq used5c 10c 25c ƒ1 ƒ2 1 2 ƒ5 Rarely used1c withdrawn 1 March 1983 1 2 c 2 1 2 c withdrawn 1948 50c withdrawn 1930 DemographicsUser s None previously Netherlands until 2002 Suriname until 1962 Netherlands Antilles until 1940 Luxembourg until 1839 Belgium until 1832 IssuanceCentral bankDe Nederlandsche Bank Websitewww wbr dnb wbr nlPrinterJoh Enschede Websitewww wbr joh enschede wbr nlMintRoyal Dutch Mint Websitewww wbr knm wbr nlValuationInflation2 6 December 2000 Sourceworldpress org 2000 est EU Exchange Rate Mechanism ERM Since13 March 1979Fixed rate since31 December 1998Replaced by euro non cash1 January 1999Replaced by euro cash1 March 20021 ƒ2 20371This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete The Dutch name gulden was a Middle Dutch adjective meaning golden 1 and reflects the fact that when first introduced in 1434 its value was about equal to i e it was on par with the Italian gold florin The Dutch guilder was a de facto reserve currency in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries 2 3 4 Between 1999 and 2002 the guilder was officially a national subunit of the euro However physical payments could only be made in guilders as no euro coins or banknotes were available The exact exchange rate still relevant for old contracts and for exchange of the old currency for euros at the central bank is 2 20371 Dutch guilders for 1 euro 5 Inverted this gives 0 453780 euros for 1 guilder Derived from the Dutch guilder are the Netherlands Antillean guilder still in use in Curacao and Sint Maarten and the Surinamese guilder replaced in 2004 by the Surinamese dollar Contents 1 History 1 1 1434 66 Burgundian Netherlands 1 2 1500 60 Spanish Netherlands 1 3 1618 Dutch Republic 1 4 1659 Gulden currency amp banco 1 5 19th century United Netherlands 1 6 Gold Standard 1 7 After 1914 1 8 Euro changeover 2 Coins 3 Banknotes 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe gulden emerged as the official currency of the Burgundian Netherlands after the 1434 monetary reform done under Philip the Good 6 7 This table summarizes the gulden s value in terms of silver until the gold standard was introduced in 1875 Value of gulden grams Year g silver1434 66 32 601500 60 19 071618 10 161659 1800 9 67 Gulden banco 10 151840 9 451875 0 6048 g goldPrior to 1434 the Dutch issued currency conforming to the Carolingian monetary system with the Pound divided into 20 shillings and the shilling divided into 12 pennies Dutch versions of the penny first came out in the 9th century followed by local versions of the one shilling gros tournois in the 13th century The most notable version of the latter the Flemish grote subsequently depreciated faster than its counterparts in France from its initial fine silver content of 4 044 g to around 2 5 g by 1350 AD and to just 0 815 g before the reforms of 1434 8 1434 66 Burgundian Netherlands edit nbsp Vierlander stuiver of Philip the GoodPhilip the Good devised a monetary system in 1434 relating the new Dutch currency to that of its neighbors the French livre parisis of 38 25 g silver and the English pound sterling of 215 8 g 9 circular reference 6 The following units were defined The Stuiver of 1 63 g fine silver equal to 2 Flemish grote or 3 Brabant grote and approximately equal to the French sol shilling of 1 9125 g The Gulden equal to 20 stuiver or 32 6 g fine silver and approximately equal to the French livre parisis As the French gold livre was about par with the gold florin of 3 5 g this new denomination was therefore known as the gouden florijn or gulden or florin The Shilling Flemish Schelling Vlaams equal to 12 Flemish grote or 6 stuivers and approximately equal to the English shilling of 12 pence sterling And finally the Pound Flemish Pond Vlaams equal to 240 Flemish grote or 6 Gulden and at 195 6 g fine silver was approximately equal to the English pound sterling The stuiver weighed 3 4 g of 23 48 silver fineness 7 and was divided into 8 duiten or 16 penningen As each stuiver was worth approximately 2 English pence Dutch silver denominations of 1 duit and 1 4 1 2 1 amp 2 stuivers neatly matched with English denominations of 1 4 1 2 1 2 amp 4 pence sterling French ecus English nobles amp Dutch florins comprised the gold currency of the Low Countries and had a variable rate against the stuiver A denomination worth 1 Gulden did not exist until the 1464 issue of the Sint Andries florin containing 2 735 g of fine gold but this was a mere two years before the resumption of debasements in the stuiver 1500 60 Spanish Netherlands edit nbsp This Burgundian double patard or 2 stuiver found in England was current there for four English pence from 1469 to 1475 The stuiver modestly depreciated between 1466 and 1475 before incurring more significant debasements up to the end of the 15th century From 1469 to 1475 an agreement with England made the English groat 4 pence 2 88 g fine silver mutually exchangeable with the Burgundian double patard or 2 stuiver minted under Charles the Rash 10 Follow up attempts to issue 1 gulden coins resulted in the minting of the gold Karolusgulden of 1 77 g fine gold in 1520 and the silver Karolusgulden of 19 07 grams fine silver in 1541 The bullion content of French and English currencies would eventually approach this value with the French livre parisis becoming 20 4 g fine silver in 1549 and 1 6 th of a pound sterling becoming 19 2 g fine silver in 1551 1618 Dutch Republic edit nbsp Rijksdaalder of the Dutch Republic 1622See also Thaler Dutch republic and nl Categorie Nederlandse munt The pace of depreciation of the Gulden quickened in the second half of the 16th century amidst the huge influx of precious metals from Germany amp Spanish America arriving through the Habsburg Netherlands The loss in silver content of local Dutch coins in the form of stuivers schellings 6 stuivers and daalders 1 1 2 gulden or 30 stuivers was the result of different provinces continually testing the market with coins of slightly reduced silver aiming for their acceptance at par with full bodied coins As the Northern Dutch Republic just declared its independence from the Spanish crown there was no central authority powerful enough to penalize the provinces responsible for the deterioration of the quality of Dutch currency The inevitable official acceptance of new debased rates for the gulden only set the stage for the next round of depreciations 11 As a result the gulden equivalent of different trade coins passing through the Low Countries also rose in value as follows 12 The German Reichsthaler of 25 98 g fine silver was valued at 32 stuivers 1 6G in 1566 The Dutch Republic s leeuwendaalder Liondollar of 20 57g fine silver was valued at 32 stuivers 1 6G in 1575 The Dutch Republic s Rijksdaalder of 25 40 g fine silver a local version of the German reichsthaler was valued at 42 stuivers 2 1G in 1583 and repeatedly raised in value until it reached 50 stuivers 2 5G in 1618 hence 10 16 g silver in a gulden The Spanish Netherlands patagon or Albertus thaler of 24 56 g fine silver valued at 8 shillings Flemish 48 stuivers 2 4G in 1618 The Spanish Netherlands ducaton of 30 70 g fine silver valued at 10 shillings Flemish 60 stuivers 3G in 1618 The solution which immediately halted the downward spiral of the gulden was the establishment of the Amsterdam Wisselbank Bank of Amsterdam in 1609 mandated to accept amp assay the bullion content of coins received from its depositors and then to credit the equivalent of 1 Rijksdaalder 2 1 2 gulden after 1618 for each 25 40 g fine silver actually received Combined with rules requiring payments above 600 gulden to be cleared through the bank it halted incentives for provinces to tamper with the silver content of its coins In 1626 Pieter Schaghen wrote in Dutch of the purchase of the Island Manhattes Manhattan from the Indians for the value of 60 guilders 13 1659 Gulden currency amp banco edit nbsp Silver rider Ducaton of the Dutch Republic nbsp Silver coin 3 gulden Utrecht Dutch Republic 1795 14 See also Economic history of the Netherlands 1500 1815 Financial history of the Dutch Republic and Bank of Amsterdam Even with the Bank of Amsterdam s success in halting the depreciation of Dutch currency attempts to further increase the stuiver equivalent of trade coins continued among the provinces After the 1630s came moves to raise the Patagon s value from 48 to 50 stuivers 4 17 advance followed by moves to raise the Ducaton s value from 60 to 63 stuivers 5 0 advance Fearing damage to its Europe wide reputation if 50 stuiver deposits in rixdollars were repaid in cheaper 50 stuiver patagons in the 1640s the bank firmly rejected the advanced values of these coins and upheld its old values of 48 and 60 stuivers This was the origin of a permanent Gulden Banco valued at 5 more against provincial Gulden currency valuations In 1659 the Dutch Republic made this duality permanent by issuing its own trade coins namely The Silver Ducat Zilveren Dukat also called Rijksdaalder of 24 36 g fine silver replacing the Patagon and valued at 48 stuivers banco 2 4 GB or 50 stuivers currency 2 5G The Silver Rider Ducaton of 30 45 g fine silver replacing the Dukaton and valued at 60 stuivers banco 3 GB or 63 stuivers currency 3 15G The result was a Gulden Banco unit of 10 15 g silver amp a Gulden currency unit of 9 67 g silver as determined from the ducaton These reforms helped cement the Dutch Republic s role as Europe s financial center made the Bank of Amsterdam the world s first modern central bank and made the bank stabilized Gulden as Europe s de facto reserve currency until the end of the 18th century In 1694 a new mint ordinance recognized the gulden as a valid coin for the entire Republic 15 As the bank was also an active reseller of negotiepenningen or trade coins that happen to be undervalued in the Netherlands e g older rixdollars still valued at 50 stuivers currency Dutch trade coins like liondollars rixdollars amp silver ducats were exported and became staple currency for the rest of Europe until the end of the 18th century The Royal Dutch Mint still mints the famed silver ducat to this day 16 A silver 1 gulden denomination weighing 10 61 g 0 91 fine was minted by the States of Holland and West Friesland in 1680 17 The gulden design featured Pallas Athena standing holding a spear topped by a hat in her right hand 18 resting with her left forearm on Gospels set on an ornate basis with a small shield in the legend 19th century United Netherlands edit Following the collapse of the Bank of Amsterdam in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars in 1817 the United Kingdom of the Netherlands redefined the Gulden as either 9 613 g silver or 0 60561 g gold It was decimally divided into 100 cents and the 1 Gulden coin was permanently issued This standard was doomed to fail due to The existence in the former Austrian Netherlands of silver kronenthalers of 25 71 g fine silver valued at 2 7 Gulden hence only 9 52 g per Gulden and The Gulden s gold equivalent of 0 60561 g at a Gold Silver ratio of 15 5 in neighboring France was worth only 9 39 g in silver Following Belgium s secession from the Netherlands in 1830 a more permanent solution was implemented in 1840 by reducing the Gulden to 9 45 g fine silver and repealing its fixed equivalence in gold Gold Standard edit As a result of the adoption of the Gold Standard by the newly established German Empire in 1873 the Netherlands in 1875 repealed the free coinage of silver into Gulden coins substituted by the free coinage of gold into 10 Gulden coins containing 6 048 g fine gold This arrangement continued until the worldwide suspension of the gold standard in 1914 due to the First World War The gold standard was revived in 1925 but was abandoned in 1936 After 1914 edit In 1914 the guilder was traded at a rate of 2 46 guilders 1 U S dollar As of 1938 the rate was 1 82 guilders 1 U S dollar 19 One Dutch guilder in 1914 could buy roughly the same amount of goods and services as 10 02 U S dollars or 8 17 euros in December 2017 In 1938 the guilder purchasing power would be approximately equal to 9 54 U S dollars or 7 78 euros in December 2017 Overall the guilder remained a very stable currency and was also the third highest valued currency unit in Europe in the interwar period after the British Pound Sterling and the Irish pound which at this time were pegged to each other at par Following the German occupation on 10 May 1940 the guilder was pegged to the Reichsmark at a rate of 1 guilder 1 5 Reichsmark This rate was reduced to 1 327 on 17 July of the same year The liberating Allied forces set an exchange rate of 2 652 guilders 1 U S dollar which became the peg for the guilder within the Bretton Woods system In 1949 the peg was changed to 3 8 guilders 1 dollar approximately matching the devaluation of the British pound In 1961 the guilder was revalued to 3 62 guilders 1 dollar a change approximately in line with that of the German mark After 1967 guilders were made from nickel instead of silver Euro changeover edit In 2002 the guilder was replaced by the euro at an exchange rate of 2 20371 guilders 1 Euro Coins remained exchangeable for euros at branches of the Netherlands Central Bank until 1 January 2007 Most guilder banknotes that were valid at the time of conversion can be exchanged until the deadline of 1 January 2032 20 There are some exceptions to this and furthermore no banknote received as payment for commercial goods or services after 27 January 2002 is exchangeable 21 Refer Banknotes of the Dutch guilder for a full list of guilder Banknotes and their last valid exchange date 22 Coins edit nbsp William III of the Netherlands depicted on a 20 guilder proof gold coin 1850 nbsp Silver coin 2 1 2 gulden Willem III 1871 nbsp Guilder 1897 1st type of obverse Queen Wilhelmina Silver nbsp Zinc coins minted in the 1940s during the German occupation of the Netherlands obverse nbsp Zinc coins minted in the 1940s during the German occupation of the Netherlands reverse In the 18th century coins were issued by the various provinces There were copper 1 duit silver 1 2 6 and 10 stuivers 1 and 3 guilders 1 2 and 1 silver ducat rijksdaalder and 1 2 and 1 silver rider ducaton Gold 1 and 2 ducat trade coins were also minted Between 1795 and 1806 the Batavian Republic issued coins in similar denominations to the earlier provincial issues The Kingdom of Holland minted silver 10 stuivers 1 florin and 1 guilder equivalent 50 stuivers and 2 1 2 guilder also equivalent and 1 rijksdaalder along with gold 10 and 20 guilders Before decimalization the Kingdom of the Netherlands briefly issued some 1 rijksdaalder coins The gold 1 and 2 ducat and silver ducat rijksdaalder are still minted today as bullion coins In 1817 the first coins of the decimal currency were issued the copper 1 cent and silver 3 guilders The remaining denominations were introduced in 1818 These were copper 1 2 cents silver 5 10 and 25 cents 1 2 and 1 guilder and gold 10 guilders In 1826 gold 5 guilder coins were introduced In 1840 the silver content of the coinage was reduced see above and this was marked by the replacement of the 3 guilder coin by a 2 1 2 guilder piece The gold coinage was completely suspended in 1853 five years after the suspension of the gold standard By 1874 production of silver coins greater in value than 10 cents had ceased to be only fully resumed in the 1890s Gold 10 guilder coins were struck again from 1875 In 1877 bronze 2 1 2 cent coins were introduced In 1907 silver 5 cent coins were replaced by round cupro nickel pieces These were later replaced in 1913 by square shaped 5 cent pieces In 1912 gold 5 guilder coins were reintroduced but the gold coinage was ended in 1933 The 1 2 guilder saw discontinuation after 1930 Throughout the Wilhelmina period a number of infrequent changes were made to the 10 and 25 cent coins as well with the largest changes being periodic updates of the Queen s effigy and smaller changes to designs on the reverse back In 1941 following the German occupation production of all earlier coin types ceased and zinc coins were introduced by the occupational government for 1 2 1 2 5 10 and 25 cents Large quantities of pre war type silver 10 and 25 cent and 1 guilder coins were minted in the United States between 1943 and 1945 for use following liberation Afterwards the zinc coins were quickly demonetized and melted In 1948 all half cents and 2 1 2 cents were taken out of circulation though no further production of either denomination had continued after 1940 and 1942 respectively New bronze 1 and 5 cent coins featuring Queen Wilhelmina on the obverse were issued phasing out previous types At the same time new nickel 10 and 25 cent coins were introduced In 1949 1 and 2 1 2 guilder banknotes were introduced Five years later the silver 1 guilder coin was reintroduced followed by the silver 2 1 2 guilder coin in 1959 The silver content was replaced with nickel in 1967 although no 2 1 2 guilder coins were minted in 1967 and 1968 The silver coins were demonetized in 1973 In 1950 Queen Juliana s profile replaced the image of Wilhelmina on the obverse front of all coins In 1980 production of the 1 cent coin ceased and was demonetized three years later Soon after it was decided to replace the 5 guilder banknote with a coin of the same value However it was not until 1988 that a bronze coated nickel 5 guilder coin was finally introduced The 5 guilder banknote remained legal tender until 1995 The 2 1 2 guilder coin gradually began losing widespread use shortly after the introduction of the 5 guilder coin and mintage figures for the denomination declined until the discontinuation of the guilder 1980 also saw a circulating two coin commemorative series of 1 and 2 1 2 guilder coins celebrating Queen Beatrix s ascension to the throne All circulating coins went through a complete redesign in 1982 a short while after Queen Beatrix s coronation They depict abstract designs featuring grids and a layered silhouette profile of the Queen as opposed to the more formal designs of the previous generation of coins Production of these coins ceased after 2001 At the time of withdrawal the following denominations of coins were circulating 5 cents 0 023 stuiver the name survived although the stuiver had not been an official subunit of the guilder since decimalisation in 1817 10 cents 0 045 dubbeltje little double being small enough to fit into the center hole of a compact disc 23 it was the smallest coin in circulation It was worth two stuivers hence the name 25 cents 0 11 kwartje little quarter the kwartje was smaller than the stuiver though larger than the dubbeltje and the cent 1 guilder 0 45 gulden colloquially piek 2 1 2 guilders 1 13 rijksdaalder colloquially riks or knaak 5 guilders 2 27 vijfje little five All the coins carried a profile image of the Queen on the obverse and a simple grid on the other side The 1 guilder 2 1 2 guilder and 5 guilder coins had God zij met ons God be with us inscribed on the edge Banknotes editMain article Banknotes of the Dutch guilder nbsp One guilder playing card money 1801 Prior to the formal introduction of paper currency playing card money denominated in Dutch guilders was used in Dutch Guiana 1761 1826 24 nbsp Dutch 2 1 2 guilder silver certificate from 1927 nbsp U S printed Dutch guilder 1943Between 1814 and 1838 the Dutch Bank issued notes in denominations of 25 40 60 80 100 200 300 500 and 1000 guilders These were followed from 1846 by state notes muntbiljetten in denominations of 5 10 20 50 100 500 1000 guilders with the 10 and 50 guilders issued until 1914 In 1904 the Dutch Bank recommenced the issuance of paper money By 1911 it was issuing notes for 10 25 40 60 100 200 300 and 1000 guilders In 1914 because of silver shortage for minting the government introduced silver certificates zilverbonnen for 1 2 1 2 and 5 guilders Although the 5 guilder notes were only issued that year the 1 guilder notes continued until 1920 and the 2 1 2 guilder until 1927 In 1926 the Dutch Bank introduced 20 guilder notes followed by 50 guilder in 1929 and 500 guilder in 1930 These introductions followed the cessation of production of the unusual 40 60 and 300 guilder notes during the 1920s In 1938 silver notes were reintroduced for 1 and 2 1 2 guilders During World War II the Dutch Bank continued to issue paper money although there were some design changes most notably the replacement of a portrait of Queen Emma by a Rembrandt portrait on the 10 guilder note The Allies printed state notes dated 1943 for use following liberation These were in denominations of 1 2 1 2 10 25 50 and 100 guilders More state notes were issued for 1 and 2 1 2 guilders in 1945 and 1949 Following the war the Dutch Bank introduced notes for 10 20 25 50 100 and 1000 guilders The last 20 guilder notes were dated 1955 whilst 5 guilder notes were introduced in 1966 replaced by coins in 1988 and 250 guilder notes in 1985 At the time of withdrawal the following denominations of banknotes were circulating ƒ10 4 54 tientje little ten see diminutive joet ƒ25 11 34 geeltje yellow one ƒ50 22 69 zonnebloem sunflower ƒ100 45 38 honderdje meier later snip snipe ƒ250 113 45 vuurtoren lighthouse ƒ1000 453 78 duizendje rooie rooi tj eAll but the 50 and 250 guilder notes had been issued in a new series that was the same colour as the older notes but with a mostly abstract pattern featuring a different bird for each denomination Persons depicted on those older banknotes were ƒ5 poet Joost van den Vondel the note was replaced by a ƒ5 coin in 1988 and withdrawn entirely in 1995 ƒ10 painter Frans Hals ƒ25 composer Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck ƒ100 admiral Michiel de Ruyter this note being the most profitable note to counterfeit was the first to be replaced ƒ1000 philosopher Baruch SpinozaThese 1970s face notes and the 1980s ƒ50 sunflower ƒ100 snipe and ƒ250 lighthouse were designed by Ootje Oxenaar Eventually all of these were replaced by intricate abstract designs made by Jaap Drupsteen An anti counterfeit warning appeared on the reverse side of all guilder banknotes prior to the final series with the exception of the ƒ250 lighthouse note repeated multiple times in microprint a technique later briefly used on banknotes of the Indonesian rupiah Wetboek van Strafrecht artikel 208 Hij die muntspecien of munt of bankbiljetten namaakt of vervalst met het oogmerk om die muntspecien of munt of bankbiljetten als echt en onvervalst uit te geven of te doen uitgeven wordt gestraft met gevangenisstraf van ten hoogste negen jaren meaning Criminal Code Article 208 Anyone who counterfeits or falsifies coins or banknotes with the intention of issuing or having them issued as genuine and unaltered shall be punished with a prison sentence of no more than nine years Eventually the warning was replaced with a subtle message on the obverse side De namaker of vervalser wordt gestraft meaning Counterfeiters or falsifiers will be punished which made its debut inside a small square on the ƒ250 lighthouse note while still referencing the aforementioned Article 208 This reference did not appear on later banknotes Dutch banknotes in circulation in 2001Obverse Reverse Value Equivalent in euros Size Theme Watermark Designer Date of issue nbsp nbsp ƒ10 4 54 142 x 76 mm Frans Hals Cornucopia Ootje Oxenaar 4 January 1971 nbsp nbsp ƒ10 4 54 136 x 76 mm Common kingfisher Common kingfisher Jaap Drupsteen 1 September 1997 nbsp nbsp ƒ25 11 34 142 x 76 mm European robin European robin Jaap Drupsteen 27 March 1990 nbsp nbsp ƒ50 22 69 148 x 76 mm Sunflower polders in IJsselmeer Bee Ootje Oxenaar 7 September 1982 nbsp nbsp ƒ100 45 38 154 x 76 mm Common snipe and Great snipe Common snipe Ootje Oxenaar 16 March 1981 nbsp nbsp ƒ100 45 38 154 x 76 mm Little owl Little owl Jaap Drupsteen 7 September 1993 nbsp nbsp ƒ250 113 45 160 x 76 mm Lighthouse at West Schouwen maps Rabbit Ootje Oxenaar 7 January 1986 nbsp nbsp ƒ1000 453 78 160 x 76 mm Baruch de Spinoza Pyramid on bowl and slab Ootje Oxenaar 15 January 1973 nbsp nbsp ƒ1000 453 78 166 x 76 mm Northern lapwing Northern lapwing Jaap Drupsteen 3 April 1996See also editAruban florin Caribbean guilder Dutch euro coins Economy of the Netherlands Netherlands Antillean guilder Netherlands Indian guilderReferences edit J Verdam Middelnederlandsch Handwoordenboek The Hague 1932 reprint of 1994 In modern Dutch the adjective still exists in certain fossilised forms such as het Gulden Vlies the Golden Fleece The modern equivalent is gouden Pisani Ferry Jean Posen Adam S 2009 The Euro at Ten The Next Global Currency United States of America Peter G Peterson Institute for International Economies amp Brueggel ISBN 9780881325584 The euro as a reserve currency lodz pl The Changing World Order Ray Dalio Rules for exchanging guilder notes De Nederlandsche Bank Archived from the original on 12 January 2011 Retrieved 31 January 2011 a b p 20 With monetary unification in 1435 the florin or gulden money of account thus worth 40d Flemish gros Stuiver 2d Flemish The gulden money of account is tied to the pond groot always worth 40 Flemish gros https www economics utoronto ca munro5 MONEYLEC pdf a b Stuiver weighs 3 4 g and has a fineness of 479 1000 silver in 4 silver coins 1 1 2 1 4 1 8 vierlander http www nbbmuseum be en 2008 01 the vierlander htm Archived 2021 05 12 at the Wayback Machine https www economics utoronto ca wwwfiles archives munro5 JaarboekGuildsGovt pdf bare URL PDF nl Vierlander p113 https www britnumsoc org publications Digital 20BNJ pdfs 1963 BNJ 33 18 pdf Quinn Stephen 2005 The big problem of large bills The Bank of Amsterdam and the origins of central banking PDF hdl 10419 101021 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help Shaw William Arthur 1896 The History of Currency 1252 1894 Being an Account of the Gold and Silver Moneys and Monetary Standards of Europe and America Together with an Examination of the Effects of Currency and Exchange Phenomena on Commercial and National Progress and Well being Pieter Schaghen s 1626 letter New Netherland Research Center New York State Library www nysl nysed gov Retrieved 2019 08 02 3 Gulden Utrecht Year 1763 1794 Composition Silver 92 Weight 31 82 gram Diameter 41 mm https en numista com catalogue pieces47591 html Polak 1998a p 201 Silver Ducats Krause Chester Clifford Mishler 2003 Standard Catalog of World Coins 1601 1700 Identification and Valuation Guide 17th Century Standard Catalog of World Coins 17th Century Edition 1601 1700 3rd ed Krause Publications p 932 ISBN 0 87349 666 3 Miaschi John 1 August 2017 What is the Currency of the Netherlands WorldAtlas Retrieved 2019 08 02 Herod Andrew 2009 Geographies of Globalization A Critical Introduction 1st ed John Wiley amp Sons p 13 ISBN 978 1 40511 091 4 Exchanging national cash European Central Bank 2021 Archived from the original on 4 September 2021 Retrieved 5 September 2021 Exchanging guilder banknotes De Nederlandsche Bank De Nederlandsche Bank 5 September 2021 Archived from the original on 5 September 2021 Retrieved 5 September 2021 Exchangeable notes De Nederlandsche Bank De Nederlandsche Bank 5 September 2021 Archived from the original on 5 September 2021 Retrieved 5 September 2021 The size of the central hole in a CD was proposed by a Philips engineer to be exactly the size of a dubbeltje Beijen Frank 6 March 2009 Philips geeerd voor uitvinding compact disc Sony en wij waren een familie de cd was onze baby Trouw in Dutch Retrieved 13 April 2010 Cuhaj George S 2010 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money General Issues 1368 1960 13 ed Krause Publications p 1116 ISBN 978 1 4402 1293 2 External links editThe Marteau Early 18th century Currency Converter with tools to convert early 18th century Dutch Guilders into the major contemporary European currencies Overview of the Dutch guilder and its history from the BBC Heiko Otto ed Historical banknotes of the Netherlands in English and German Retrieved 2017 05 07 Preceded bygros grote of France Flanders Brabant 1434 Dutch currency1434 200211434 1832 Belgium 1434 1839 Luxembourg 1828 1940 Netherlands Antilles 1828 1962 Surinam Succeeded byEuro 2002 Netherlands Belgian franc 1832 Belgium 1839 Luxembourg Netherlands Antillean guilder 1940 Netherlands Antilles Surinamese guilder 1962 Suriname Portals nbsp Europe nbsp Money nbsp Netherlands nbsp Numismatics Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dutch guilder amp oldid 1194945027, wikipedia, wiki, 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