''Gulden'' is the historical German and Dutch term for

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(from

Middle High German Middle High German (MHG; or ; , shortened as ''Mhdt.'' or ''Mhd.'') is the term for the form of High German, High German language, German spoken in the High Middle Ages. It is conventionally dated between 1050 and 1350, developing from Old High ...

"golden

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Middle Dutch Middle Dutch is a collective name for a number of closely related West Germanic dialects whose ancestor was Old Dutch. It was spoken and written between 1150 and 1500. Until the advent of Modern Dutch after 1500 or , there was no overarching sta ...

" 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 Rom ...

. Gulden, Gülden, Guldens or Gulden's may also refer to:

Coins or currencies

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 Rom ...

, for both the gold and currency gulden * For the gold gulden: ** **

Rhenish gulden The Rhenish ''gulden'' or Rhenish ''guilder'' (; ) 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 gold ''gulden'' was created when the electo ...

** Reichsgulden (disambiguation), one of two 16th-century coins of the Holy Roman Empire ** Goldgulden: the official "gold Gulden" (as opposed to the silver Guldengroschen) during the 16th century **

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 denominat ...

(Silbergulden): a silver coin defined as having the same value as an actual ''Gulden'' * For European currencies named gulden excluding Switzerland: **

Dutch gulden The guilder (, ) or florin was the currency of the Netherlands from 1434 until 2002, when it was replaced by the euro. The Dutch name was a Middle Dutch adjective meaning 'golden', and reflects the fact that, when first introduced in 1434, its ...

Austro-Hungarian gulden The Austro-Hungarian gulden ( German), also known as the florin ( German & Croatian), forint ( Hungarian; ), or zloty (; ; ), was the currency of the lands of the House of Habsburg between 1754 and 1892 (known as the Austrian Empire from 1804 to ...

(1754-1892) **

South German gulden The South German Gulden was the currency of the states of Southern 18th century history of Germany, Germany between 1754 and 1873. These states included Bavaria, Baden, Württemberg, Free City of Frankfurt, Frankfurt and Hohenzollern. It was di ...

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Baden gulden Baden used the South German gulden as its currency from 1754 until 1873. Until 1821, the Gulden was a unit of account, worth of a Conventionsthaler, used to denominate banknotes but not issued as a coin. It was subdivided into 50 ''Conventionskr ...

(1754-1873) **

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 C ...

Württemberg gulden Württemberg ( ; ) is a historical German territory roughly corresponding to the cultural and linguistic region of Swabia. The main town of the region is Stuttgart. Together with Baden and Hohenzollern, two other historical territories, Württ ...

*For Swiss currencies named gulden: **

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 ...

Luzern gulden The gulden was the currency of the Swiss canton of Luzern Lucerne ( ) or Luzern ()Other languages: ; ; ; . is a city in central Switzerland, in the Languages of Switzerland, German-speaking portion of the country. Lucerne is the capital of th ...

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 ...

** Schwyz gulden * Other: **

Danzig gulden The gulden, divided into 100 ''Pfennig'', was the currency of the Free City of Danzig from 1923 to 1939. History From 1914 to 1923, Danzig used the German ''Papiermark'' and issued several local 'emergency notes'. Inflation during 1922–23 ave ...

(1923–1939) **

Florin The Florentine florin was a gold coin (in Italian ''Fiorino d'oro'') struck from 1252 to 1533 with no significant change in its design or metal content standard during that time. It had 54 grains () of nominally pure or 'fine' gold with a pu ...

(''gulden'' in English) **

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 s ...

(''gulden'' in Hungarian) **

Netherlands Indies gulden The Netherlands Indies guilder (Dutch language, Dutch: ''Nederlands-Indische gulden'', Indonesian language, Malay-Van Ophuijsen Spelling System, Van Ophuijsen spelling: ''Roepiah Hindia-Belanda'') was the unit of account of the Dutch East Indie ...

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 Netherlands, D ...

Polish zloty Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ...

(''gulden'' in

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ...

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People

* Gülden Kayalar, Turkish volleyball player * Brad Gulden, former Major League Baseball player *

Gro Gulden Gro Sissel Gulden (born 30 October 1939) is a Norwegian mycologist. She was hired as a curator at the Natural History Museum at the University of Oslo in 1967, and was promoted to professor in 2001. She retired in the autumn of 2006. A replacement ...

, Norwegian mycologist *

Bilal Gülden Bilal Gülden (born 1 May 1993) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a midfielder for TFF Third League club Kepez Spor Futbol. He made his Süper Lig The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), also known as Trendyol Süper Lig for sponsorship re ...

, Turkish footballer * Gülden, Turkish singer

Other

* Gulden's, mustard brand named after its creator Charles Gulden * Guldens, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community in Adams County *

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. Th ...

, a dark Belgian beer *

't Gulden Zeepaert () was a ship belonging to the Dutch East India Company. It sailed along the south coast of Australia from Cape Leeuwin in Western Australia to the Nuyts Archipelago in South Australia early in 1627. The captain was François Thijssen. Det ...

, a ship belonging to the Dutch East India Company {{Disambiguation, surname Turkish-language surnames