Dutch guilder
former Dutch currency
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Summary
Dutch guilder is an obsolete currency[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of obsolete currency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,385 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Kingdom of the Netherlands[3]
- Instance of: guilder[4]
- Manufacturer: Joh. Enschedé[5]
- Commons category: Money of the Netherlands[6]
- Currency sign: florin sign[7]
- Central bank/issuer: De Nederlandsche Bank[8]
- Start time: 1355[9], 1517[10]
- End time: February 28, 2002[11]
- Commons gallery: Dutch gulden[12]
- Applies to jurisdiction: Kingdom of the Netherlands[13]
- Location of creation: Royal Dutch Mint[14]
- Replaced by: euro[15]
- Price: 0.453780 euro[16]
- Unit symbol: ƒ[17]
- Subdivision of this unit: cent[18], negenmanneke[19]
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Cultural Impact
Things named for Dutch guilder include Guilderton[20], a town[21], in Australia[22].
Why It Matters
Dutch guilder has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]
Entities named for it include Guilderton[20], a town[21], in Australia[22].