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The Netherlands Indies guilder (Dutch: Nederlands-Indische gulden, Malay-Van Ophuijsen spelling: Roepiah Hindia-Belanda [1]) was the unit of account of the Dutch East Indies from 1602 under the United East India Company (Dutch: Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie; VOC), following Dutch practice first adopted in the 15th century (guilder coins were not minted in the Netherlands between 1558 and ...
The Japanese invasion money used in the Netherlands Indies was first denominated in guilder (1942) [17] and later in Roepiah (1944–45). [18] The guilder issue bears the payment obligation "De Japansche Regeering Betaalt Aan Toonder" (The Japanese Government pays to the bearer) on notes one-half guilder and above. [19]
The Commissioners started with establishing a new standard coin or currency unit, the Indische gulden (Netherlands Indies gulden). This was a silver coin with the same face value as the silver Dutch guilder. The problem was that silver bullion was 20% more expensive in the Indies than in the Netherlands.
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.. 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 Netherlands Indies gulden was introduced in 1602, at the start of the United East Indies Company. The British Guianan guilder was in use in British Guiana from 1796 to 1839. The Netherlands Antillean guilder was in use in the Netherlands Antilles until its dissolution, in 2010.
Netherlands Indies guilder; S. Surinamese guilder; U. United States dollar; Media in category "Currencies of the Kingdom of the Netherlands" The following 9 files are ...
In the 18th century, the Dutch guilder circulated in the Netherlands Antilles. This was supplemented in 1794 by an issue of coins specific for the Dutch holdings in the West Indies. At this time, the guilder was subdivided into 20 stuiver. Between 1799 and 1828, the reaal circulated on the islands, with 1 reaal = 6 stuiver or 3 + 1 ⁄ 3 reaal ...
In 1854, the Netherlands Indies Guilder/Gulden was decimalised, the duit replaced by the cent and a series of coins from 1 ⁄ 2 cent up to 1 ⁄ 4 gulden was issued, all minted in The Netherlands. Larger denominations – 1 ⁄ 2 , 1 and 2 1 ⁄ 2 gulden in silver, and 5 and 10 gulden in gold – were of regular Dutch issue and circulated ...