Amsterdam bank florin / bank guilder
Amsterdam bank florin / bank guilder: a historical unit of account.
- Dates in use
- Introduction and ending not established
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Where this money came from
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No successor is established here. This does not imply extinction.
The story
Banco florins measured bill settlements; current florins measured cashier accounts and spot transactions. Their distinction received official recognition in 1659. [1]
Banco versus current florins separately denominate bills, accounts and commercial transactions;1659 recognition supports identity beyond issuer credit risk. [2]
Sources and evidence
- Quinn and Roberds · Quinn and Roberds, The Big Problem of Large Bills (2005), Atlanta WP 2005-16 C1394 ↗
- Roberds and Velde · Roberds and Velde, Early Public Banks (2014 revised), Chicago WP 2014-03 C1565 ↗
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“Amsterdam bank florin / bank guilder.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Reader edition 2026-10-13; research dataset v44. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/CUR-V26-AMSTERDAM.html