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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 The Suriname gulden has in 2004 been replaced by the Suriname dollar.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:

1 English Pound	11 Dutch guilders, 22 stuivers, 6 pennige	conversion tool
"	6 German gulden, 40 kreuzer	conversion tool
"	13 Polish gulden or zloty, 6 grosz	conversion tool

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 dollarAlternate uses: Dollar (disambiguation The dollar is the name of the official currency in several countries, dependencies and other regions (see list below). It is represented by the symbol . The name is related to the historic currencies Tolar in Bohemia.

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Gulden in the Swiss Historical Encyclopedia (in GermanGerman (called Deutsch in German in which germanisch refers to prechristian times), is a member of the western group of Germanic languages and one of the world's major languages. It is the language with the most native speakers in the European Union.; also available in French and Italian).
The Marteau Early 18th century Currency Converter 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 BrideThe Princess Bride is a comic adventure novel, with a touch of romance, by William Goldman. The book was made into a movie in 1987, directed by Rob Reiner from a screenplay by Goldman. The incidental music was composed by Mark Knopfler. In the movie, the, as is florinFlorin is The first gold coin minted in Europe. First minted in Florence in 1252 and known as a florin (see also bezants). a synonym for Guilder, a currency previously used in the Netherlands. a currency once used in Florence. a name for the two-shilling.

Currencies Economy of the NetherlandsEconomy overview The Netherlands is a prosperous and open economy in which the government has successfully reduced its role since the 1980s. Industrial activity is predominantly in food processing, chemicals, petroleum refining, and electrical machinery.

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