Guilder

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Guilder is the English translation of gulden. The gulden originated as a gold coin (hence the name) but has been a common name for a silver or base metal coin for some centuries. The name has often been interchangeable with florin.

One and a half guilder was called a daalder; two and a half guilder was called a rijksdaalder. The daalder is nowadays still known as a Dollar.

Historical guilder:

British Guianan guilder

Current gulden:

Netherlands Antillean gulden

Historical gulden:

Guilder and Florin are also two fictional nations in the book The Princess Bride.

In Upstate New York, Guilder is a slang term for redneck.

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