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In 1817, the first coins of the decimal currency were issued, the copper 1 cent and silver 3 guilders. The remaining denominations were introduced in 1818. These were copper cents, silver 5, 10 and 25 cents, and 1 guilder, and gold 10 guilders. In 1826, gold 5-guilder coins were introduced.
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From 1901 to 1921 the Nederlanden or Netherlands 1 Gulden coin contain 94.5% silver. From 1922 to 1958 and from 1967 the 1 Gulden contained 72% silver. The 2 1/2G or 2 1/2 Gulden: From 1929 to 1940 the 2 1/2 Gulden contained 72% silver and again from 1959 to 1966 it also contained 72% actual silver content. The 10G or 10 Gulden:
When the guilder was introduced in 1816, it replaced the French franc. It included an inscription (“God be with us”)—the guilder was among the first coins to bear an inscription—to help protect its value by discouraging people from shaving the coin’s precious silver.
These were copper ½ cent, silver 5, 10 and 25 cents, ½ and 1 guilder, and gold 10 guilder. In 1826, gold 5 guilder coins were introduced. In 1840, the silver content of the coinage was reduced (see above) and this was marked by the replacement of the 3 guilder coin by a 2½ guilder piece.
History. Design. One guilder coin (1922–1945) The Dutch 1 guilder coin struck under the reign of Queen Wilhelmina was a unit of currency in the Netherlands. History. As a result of the rising silver price after the First World War, from 1922 onward it was decided that the silver content of most Dutch coins would be lowered.
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Between 1744 and 1808, however, total coin production was valued at only around ƒ4 million. The mint's first product was the Javan gold ducats or dirhams, produced 1744–1746, valued at four silver rupees, and made of 4.3 g of fine gold, with writing only in Arabic. Double ducats (also gold) were minted 1746–1748.
An early guilder, a 10.61-gram .910 silver coin, was minted by the States of Holland and West Friesland in 1680. The original guilder design featured Pallas Athena standing,holding a spear topped by a hat in her right hand, resting with her left forearm on Gospels set on an ornate basis, with a small shield in the legend.
