1. a former monetary unit of the Netherlands, replaced by the euro in 2002
Usage: historical
2. a monetary unit of several other countries, including Suriname and the Netherlands Antilles

Examples

• The old Dutch gulden was worth about 45 cents before the euro conversion.
• She found some gulden coins in her grandmother’s jewelry box.
• The price was listed as 50 gulden in the vintage catalog.
• Tourists had to exchange their gulden for euros when visiting Amsterdam.
• The Surinamese gulden is still used as legal tender.
• He collected gulden banknotes from different time periods.