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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 chart below details the issues of Dutch guilder banknotes from 1950 to 2002, as well as the subjects featured. Printed and issued dates are included where the issued dates are in parentheses. If in the same year, only one number is shown. The final date for exchange to Euros for each banknote is shown in square brackets/italics. [1]
"God zij met ons" on rijksdaalders "God zij met ons". God zij met ons (English: God be with us) is a proverb phrase written on Dutch coins.This caption was formerly written on the edge of the guilder, rijksdaalder (two and a half guilder), five guilders, ten guilders and twenty-five guilders and today on 2-euro Dutch coins.
The Dutch rijksdaalder or the local versions of the 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-guilder coin (or paper) were circulating in Dutch East India from 1602 until 1949. In this year the Netherlands Indies gulden was replaced by the Indonesian rupiah. The Netherlands United East India Company (VOC) issued the rijksdaalder in the Cape Colony in the 17th century
Double Stuiver, 1758, Holland 10-Cent, 1948 10-Cent, 1950 10-Cent, 1993 Obverse 10 cent, 1942. A dubbeltje (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdʏbəltɕə] ⓘ) is a small former Dutch coin, originally made of silver, with a value of a tenth of a Dutch guilder. The 10-euro-cent coin is currently also called a dubbeltje in the Netherlands.
The Queen's unusual action was later ratified by the States General of the Netherlands in 1946. Churchill called her "the only man in the Dutch government". [6] After World War II ended, Wilhelmina and her government returned from exile to re-establish a regime more democratic than ever before. [7]
The Dutch Five guilder coin was the highest-denomination coin in the Netherlands from its introduction in 1988 until the adoption of the euro in 2002. Its nominal value was ƒ 5,- (€ 2.27). All of its mintings featured the portrait of Queen Beatrix on the obverse.
After a period of decay the pier was purchased in 1991 by the Van der Valk group for one Dutch guilder. [2] The company invested about 20 million euros in the pier, refurbishing the main span and one island, constructing a restaurant and casino. Following a fire in 2011 a new period of decay began and the pier was declared bankrupt in early ...