The Gold Dutch Guilder is the English translation of the Gold Dutch Gulden. Gulden literally means ‘Gold Coin’. The Dutch Guilder was once the reserve currency back in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries before being replaced by the British Pound Sterling. The Dutch Guilder was also known as the florin, making these interchangeable at the time
10 Guilder Gold coins featuring Wilhelmina are not rare, the mintages for these types exceed 11 million, the Willem III 10 Guilders are rarer, but still frequent the UK market enough to keep the premiums relatively low. 10 Guilder Willem II coins, however, are extremely difficult to source with only 860 minted in bullion and 100 in a proof finish
European Gold
Gold Guilders are popular with Gold Latin Currency Union coin collectors as they are available in various denominations and are available at a small premium above their intrinsic Gold value
Struck in high volumes by the Royal Dutch Mint, the 10 Guilders have several different designs but do not have any official restrikes, all coins are original pieces
The Guilder was Holland’s currency until 2002 where it was replaced by the Euro. The Gold Guilder is seen in 10 and 20 denominations, rarer 7 and 14 denominations were also struck
Buyers of Dutch gold Guilders may also find Italian Lire coins a very good prospect. The specifications are very similar yet the choice of designs and denominations is wider