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Amsterdam bank florin / bank guilder: research record

Evidence coverage: 1641–1659. This is the span of collected observations, not the currency’s lifetime.

This record includes associated currencies and earlier interpretations. The article selects the evidence relevant to its own history.

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Currency continuity

Amsterdam bank florin / bank guilder

CUR-V26-AMSTERDAM · Research draft

Documented obligations, prices or public accounting establish a scoped currency identity independently of surviving descendants.

One scoped currency identity. Changes to subdivisions, scale, standard, instruments or issuers do not by themselves create children. A distinct account unit can remain a successor.
Dated observations: 1641–1659; this does not establish the entire lifetime.

Parents / predecessors

Dutch guilder (euro predecessor)account unit branching · qualified · 1641–1659
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Children / successors

No distinct successor currency is established in the loaded view.

Siblings

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Historical account research

Banco florins measured bill settlements; current florins measured cashier accounts and spot transactions. Their distinction received official recognition in 1659.

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Historical account research

The bank florin collapsed internationally in 1795; the issuing bank was liquidated in 1820. Neither establishes an inspected final conversion tariff.

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Historical account research

Banco versus current florins separately denominate bills, accounts and commercial transactions;1659 recognition supports identity beyond issuer credit risk.

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Unit-of-account identity review

Banco versus current florins separately denominate bills, accounts and commercial transactions;1659 recognition supports identity beyond issuer credit risk.

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Account-unit observations

Dated evidence, not exact birth or extinction dates.

1641–1659supported

Banco florins measured bill settlements; current florins measured cashier accounts and spot transactions. Their distinction received official recognition in 1659.

C1394
Evidence & research notes 4 claims

Dated observations, not a proven complete lifespan.

Supported C1394

Banco florins measured bill settlements; current florins measured cashier accounts and spot transactions. Their distinction received official recognition in 1659.

Quinn and Roberds · Quinn and Roberds, The Big Problem of Large Bills (2005), Atlanta WP 2005-16 Citation S700 · Open source ↗

pp.9–10 and AppendixD p.48

Source access and limitations

Not a complete origin, lifespan or current-status audit.

LIMIT: Historical interpretation cites Van Dillen; original municipal ordinance not inspected.

Qualified C1395

The bank florin collapsed internationally in 1795; the issuing bank was liquidated in 1820. Neither establishes an inspected final conversion tariff.

Quinn and Roberds · Quinn and Roberds, Death of a Reserve Currency (2014), Atlanta WP 2014-17 Citation S701 · Open source ↗

section2 p.5; section3.5 pp.25–26

Source access and limitations

Not a complete origin, lifespan or current-status audit.

LIMIT: Post-1792 master accounts unavailable to authors; later data compiled from historical literature.

Inference C1424

Established florin obligations differentiated into current and bank accounting scopes; child date is emergence envelope, not bank foundation 1609. Parent profile includes qualified Dutch current-guilder continuity before 1680.

Quinn and Roberds · Quinn and Roberds, The Big Problem of Large Bills (2005), Atlanta WP 2005-16 Citation S700 · Open source ↗

Printed pp. 3, 8–11, 43–44, 48; PDF pp. 4,9–12,44–45,49 (zero based). Text extraction; no visual page inspection.

Source access and limitations

Not a complete origin, lifespan or current-status audit.

LIMIT: Historical interpretation cites Van Dillen; original municipal ordinance not inspected.

Supported C1565

Banco versus current florins separately denominate bills, accounts and commercial transactions;1659 recognition supports identity beyond issuer credit risk.

Roberds and Velde · Roberds and Velde, Early Public Banks (2014 revised), Chicago WP 2014-03 Citation S704 · Open source ↗

Venice pp 21–26; Amsterdam pp 35–39

Source access and limitations

Not a complete origin, lifespan or current-status audit.

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