noun
- the former basic monetary unit of the Netherlands, replaced by the euro in 2002
Usage: historical
Examples
- The old Dutch guilder was divided into 100 cents.
- Before the euro, tourists had to exchange their money for guilders when visiting Amsterdam.
- My grandmother still has some guilder coins from her trip to Holland in the 1990s.
- The guilder was officially replaced by the euro on January 1, 2002.
- Antique shops sometimes sell items priced in the old guilder currency.