Rijksdaalder
The Rijksdaalder, often simply referred to as the daalder, was the official currency of the Dutch Republic (later the Netherlands) from 1575 until the introduction of the guilder in 1817. It was one of the first currencies to be based on a fixed exchange rate with gold, with 1 daalder equal to 1/24th of a Mark of pure gold.
The daalder was initially introduced as a coin of account to facilitate trade and commerce within the
The daalder was divided into 20 stuivers, and each stuiver into 12 pfenningen. This system of subdivision
The Dutch Republic's economy was heavily dependent on its maritime power and trade, and the daalder played
The daalder's use declined after the introduction of the guilder in 1817, which replaced it as the