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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 value of a Dutch silver coin corresponds with the theme of the coin. If the coin has a royal theme, then the face value is 10 euro. Any other subject and the coin will be of face value 5 euro. The same principle with the gold coins, which have face values of 10 euro and 20 euro. Sometimes also 50 euro gold coins are issued.
€ 0.10 € 0.20 € 0.50 Portrait of Queen Beatrix, her title around the edge. € 1.00 € 2.00 € 2 Coin Edge The edge lettering features the words GOD ★ ZIJ ★ MET ★ ONS (God Be With Us). The same lettering had been applied to the larger guilder coins. Half portrait of Queen Beatrix, her title vertically shown as in the former guilder.
"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.
This turned out to be a mistake (due to the high silver price) and from 1840 onward 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-guilder coins were produced again. Production stopped in 2002 due to the introduction of the euro. 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-guilder coins continued to be called by their nicknames rijksdaalder, riks, and knaak until the introduction of the euro.
Guilder banknotes, designs, and issues [2] Period 1 guilder 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 guilder 20 guilder 1950 - 1970 Promissory note Queen Juliana [N/A] Promissory note Queen Juliana [N/A] Boerhaave [N/A] Period 5 guilder 10 guilder 25 guilder 50 guilder 100 guilder 250 guilder 1000 guilder Main theme 1947 - 1950 William I / Mill by Ruijsdael [N/A] Flora ...
On Dec. 10, 1624, a Dutch water authority sold a bond for 1,200 Carolus guilders to a woman in Amsterdam, promising to pay 2.5% interest in perpetuity. A forever bond issued 400 years ago still ...
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 A dubbeltje (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdʏbəltɕə] ⓘ) is a small former Dutch coin, originally made of silver, with a value of a tenth of a Dutch guilder.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.