''Gulden'' is the historical German and Dutch term for
gold coin
A gold coin is a coin that is made mostly or entirely of gold. Most gold coins minted since 1800 are 90–92% gold (22karat), while most of today's gold bullion coins are pure gold, such as the Britannia, Canadian Maple Leaf, and American Buf ...
(from
Middle High German
Middle High German (MHG; german: Mittelhochdeutsch (Mhd.)) is the term for the form of German spoken in the High Middle Ages. It is conventionally dated between 1050 and 1350, developing from Old High German and into Early New High German. Hig ...
"golden
penny" and
Middle Dutch
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"
golden florin"), equivalent to the English term
guilder
Guilder is the English translation of the Dutch and German ''gulden'', originally shortened from Middle High German ''guldin pfenninc'' " gold penny". This was the term that became current in the southern and western parts of the Holy Roman Emp ...
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Gulden, Gülden, Guldens or Gulden's may also refer to:
Coins or currencies
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Guilder
Guilder is the English translation of the Dutch and German ''gulden'', originally shortened from Middle High German ''guldin pfenninc'' " gold penny". This was the term that became current in the southern and western parts of the Holy Roman Emp ...
, for both the gold & currency gulden
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Rhenish gulden
The Rhenish ''gulden'' or Rhenish ''guilder'' (german: Rheinischer Gulden; la, florenus Rheni) was a gold, standard currency coin of the Rhineland in the 14th and 15th centuries. They weighed between 3.4 and 3.8 grams ().
History
The Rhenish ...
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Reichsgulden (disambiguation), one of two 16th-century coins of the Holy Roman Empire
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Goldgulden: the official "gold Gulden" (as opposed to the silver Guldengroschen) during the 16th century
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Guldengroschen
The ''Guldengroschen'' or ''Guldiner'' was a large silver coin originally minted in Tirol in 1486, but which was introduced into the Duchy of Saxony in 1500.
The name "''Guldengroschen''" came from the fact that it has an equivalent denominati ...
(Silbergulden): a silver coin defined as having the same value as an actual ''Gulden''
* For European currencies named gulden excluding Switzerland:
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Guilder
Guilder is the English translation of the Dutch and German ''gulden'', originally shortened from Middle High German ''guldin pfenninc'' " gold penny". This was the term that became current in the southern and western parts of the Holy Roman Emp ...
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Dutch gulden
The guilder ( nl, gulden, ) or florin was the currency of the Netherlands from the 15th century until 2002, when it was replaced by the euro.
The Dutch name ''gulden'' was a Middle Dutch adjective meaning "golden", and reflects the fact that, wh ...
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Austro-Hungarian gulden (1754-1892)
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South German gulden
The South German Gulden was the currency of the states of southern Germany between 1754 and 1873. These states included Bavaria, Baden, Württemberg, Frankfurt and Hohenzollern. It was divided into 60 kreuzer, with each kreuzer worth 4 pfennig o ...
* For currencies identical to the
South German gulden
The South German Gulden was the currency of the states of southern Germany between 1754 and 1873. These states included Bavaria, Baden, Württemberg, Frankfurt and Hohenzollern. It was divided into 60 kreuzer, with each kreuzer worth 4 pfennig o ...
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Baden gulden (1754-1873)
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Bavarian gulden
Bavaria used the South German gulden (also called ' Florin') as its currency until 1873. Between 1754 and 1837 it was a unit of account, worth of a Conventionsthaler, used to denominate banknotes but not issued as a coin. The Gulden was worth 50 ...
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Württemberg gulden
Württemberg used the South German gulden as its currency until 1873. Until 1824, the Gulden was a unit of account and was used to denominate banknotes but was not issued as a coin. It was worth of a Conventionsthaler and was subdivided into 50 '' ...
*For Swiss currencies named gulden:
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Fribourg gulden
The Fribourg ''Gulden'' was a currency denomination worth 14 ''Batzen'' of the Swiss canton of Fribourg until 1798.
Fribourg's basic currency unit was the livre (later franc or frank), divided into 10 ''batzen'' or 40 ''kreuzer''. The French si ...
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Luzern gulden The gulden was the currency of the Swiss canton of Luzern until 1798. It was subdivided into 40 ''schilling'', each of 3 ''rappen'' or 6 ''angster''. Coins were also issued denominated in ''kreuzer'' and ''batzen''. The French silver ''écu'' was ...
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Neuchâtel gulden
The gulden a currency denomination of Neuchâtel equal to 21 ''batz'' until 1850. Neuchâtel's basic currency unit was the livre (later franc), divided into 10 batz or 40 kreuzer. The French silver écu was worth 42 batz or 2 gulden. It was replac ...
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Schwyz gulden
The Gulden was the currency of the Swiss canton of Schwyz until 1798. It was subdivided into 40 ''Schilling'', each of 3 ''Rappen'' or 6 ''Angster''. Coins were also issued denominated in ''Groschen''. The French silver écu was equivalent to 2 G ...
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Danzig gulden
The ''Gulden'' was the currency of the Free City of Danzig between 1923 and 1939. It was divided into 100 ''Pfennige''.
History
Until 1923, Danzig used the German ''Papiermark'' and issued several local 'emergency notes'. Inflation during 1922†...
(1923–1939)
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Florin (''gulden'' in
English
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Hungarian forint
The forint (sign Ft; code HUF) is the currency of Hungary. It was formerly divided into 100 fillér, but fillér coins are no longer in circulation. The introduction of the forint on 1 August 1946 was a crucial step in the post-World War II stab ...
(''gulden'' in
Hungarian)
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Netherlands Indies gulden
The Netherlands Indies gulden was the unit of account of the Dutch East Indies from 1602 under the United East India Company ( nl, Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie; VOC), following Dutch practice first adopted in the 15th century (gulden coin ...
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Netherlands New Guinean gulden
The gulden was the currency of Dutch New Guinea until 1963. Until 1950, issues of the Netherlands Indies circulated. A separate currency came into being when West New Guinea became the only part of the Netherlands Indies to remain in Dutch control. ...
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Polish zloty
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* Polish chicken
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(''gulden'' in
Polish
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Gülden Kayalar
''Gulden'' is the historical German and Dutch term for gold coin (from Middle High German "golden penny" and Middle Dutch " golden florin"), equivalent to the English term guilder.
Gulden, Gülden, Guldens or Gulden's may also refer to:
Coins o ...
, Turkish volleyball player
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Brad Gulden
Bradley Lee Gulden (born June 10, 1956) is an American former professional baseball player. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1978 to 1986 for the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, Montreal Expos, ...
, former Major League Baseball player
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Gro Gulden, Norwegian mycologist
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Bilal Gülden, Turkish footballer
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Gülden, Turkish singer
Other
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Gulden's, mustard brand named after its creator Charles Gulden
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Guldens, Pennsylvania
Guldens is an unincorporated community in Straban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania
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, an unincorporated community in Adams County
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Gulden Draak
Gulden Draak (Dutch for ''Golden Dragon'') is a dark Belgian beer with high alcohol by volume (10.5%), brewed by Brouwerij Van Steenberge in Ertvelde, East Flanders. It is named after the golden dragon at the top of the belfry in Ghent.
There ...
, a dark Belgian beer
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't Gulden Zeepaert
The ''t Gulden Zeepaert'', usually referred to as the ''Gulden Zeepaert'' (The Golden Seahorse) was a ship belonging to the Dutch East India Company (VOC). It sailed along the south coast of Australia from Cape Leeuwin in the south west of West ...
, a ship belonging to the Dutch East India Company
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