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Dutch guilder (euro predecessor)

Dutch guilder: a historical unit of account.

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Introduction and ending not established
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Dutch guilder (euro predecessor): documented and qualified family connections PREDECESSORS THIS CURRENCY SUCCESSORS Euro — converging national replacementsEuro 1999-01-01 · DocumentedPublished NLG units per one euro. Thisterminal scale is not interchangeable withDocumented connection · 1999-01-01 · Published NLG units per one euro. This terminal scale is not interchangeable with earlier redenomination epochs. Curaçao / Antillean / Caribbean guilderCuraçao / Antillean / Caribbeanguilder 1937–1943 · DocumentedDocumented connection · 1937–1943 Surinamese guilderSurinamese guilder 1940 · DocumentedDocumented connection · 1940 Amsterdam bank florin / bank guilderAmsterdam bank florin / bankguilder 1641–1659 · QualifiedQualified connection · 1641–1659 Luxembourg francLuxembourg franc 1849 · DocumentedLater contribution or absorptionDocumented connection · 1849 Belgian francBelgian franc 1832–1833 · Documented1 Belgian franc = 47¼ Netherlands cents;conversion of earlier florin obligationsDocumented connection · 1832–1833 · 1 Belgian franc = 47¼ Netherlands cents; conversion of earlier florin obligations under article 25, not a universal coin tariff. Dutch guilder (euro predecessor)Dutch guilder Currency history Earlier ancestry is not established here.

The story

The Dutch monetary system took effect in Suriname on 1 January 1827 under the published 1826 provisions. [1]

Turning points

Euro monetary substitution

1 EUR = 2.20371 NLG. Netherlands: euro adoption 1999-01-01; cash 2002-01-01. Regulation 974/98 substitutes the euro for each participating state’s currency on its adoption date; cash changeover is separately defined. [2] [3] [4]

Euro cash changeover

Netherlands: euro adoption 1999-01-01; cash 2002-01-01. [3]

Sources and evidence

  1. L.M.J. Boegheim, OSO 15 (1996), pp. 191–199 · Het muntwezen in Suriname C1304 ↗
  2. Council of the European Union · Council Regulation (EC) 2866/98 — consolidation at 1 January 2026 C680 ↗
  3. Council of the European Union · Council Regulation (EC) 974/98 — consolidation at 1 January 2026 C681 ↗
  4. Council of the European Union · Council Regulation (EC) 974/98 — consolidation at 1 January 2026 C646 ↗

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“Dutch guilder (euro predecessor).” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Reader edition 2026-10-13; research dataset v44. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/FTM000337.html

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