gulden
9.9
Former main money unit in the Netherlands equal to 100 cents, replaced by the euro in 2002
- noun
- Archaic
:
gulden
- The currency exchange offered us a good rate to convert our guldens into euros.
Examples
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He found an old coin from the time of the gulden, a reminder of the Netherlands' history.
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In the 17th century, a skilled artisan could earn several guldens for their work.
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Joost van den Vondel, De Vernieuwde Gulden Winckel, Amsterdam, 1622.
Academic text (1997)
Synonyms
3
9.7
A kind of money used in the past in the Netherlands and Suriname
is limited to historical Netherlands usage rather than wider former use
2
9.9
Former Dutch money worth 100 cents, replaced by the euro in 2002
is the same currency but named differently
Dutch florin
vsgulden
8.3
Former money used in the Netherlands worth 100 cents, replaced by the euro in 2002
is the same currency but known by another traditional name
Dutch monetary unit
vsgulden
9.1
Money used in the Netherlands before the euro
is the specific named former money rather than the general term
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gulden comes from an old Dutch word meaning 'golden', and you can see the same root in English gold; it first named a gold coin and later became the name of Dutch money until the euro replaced it in 2002.