gulden
Americannoun
plural
guldens, guldennoun
Etymology
Origin of gulden
1590–1600; < Dutch gulden ( florijin ) golden (florin)
Example Sentences
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A German monetary union was created in 1857, which replaced the many different currencies of the many different German states with a dual system based on the north German thaler and the south German gulden.
From BBC
According to this latter system the Flemish pound was divided into 6 gulden, the gulden into 20 stivers.
From Project Gutenberg
Her husband says, "Elise and her fianc� wanted to go to the theatre, too, but couldn't because they could get only poor seats, three for one gulden and a half."
From Project Gutenberg
Silver was worth about this amount per Troy ounce at this period, so that roughly, silver of a value of 1,100 gulden would be about 1,100 Troy ounces.
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Since last year he has settled on me a pension of six hundred guldens, which I am to draw until I find an appointment suited to me.
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