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Monday 19 October 2020

1519) "From Guilders to US Dollars", Caribbean Netherlands: A set of five Miniature Sheets issued by the FXDX Post which manages the Posts of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba Islands in the Caribbean Sea, commemorate the switch-over from the Netherlands Antillean Guilder to the US Dollar in 2011: Date of Stamps issue: 10.10.2020:

1519) "From Guilders to US Dollars", Caribbean Netherlands: A set of five Miniature Sheets issued by the FXDX Post which manages the Posts of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba Islands in the Caribbean Sea, commemorate the switch -overfrom the Netherlands Antillean Guilder to the US Dollar in 2011: Date of Stamps issue: 10.10.2020:

The Caribbean Netherlands ("Caribisch Nederland" in Dutch) are three special municipalities of the Netherlands located in the Caribbean Sea - Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba. They are also called the BES Islands, which is an acronym of their names.

While the Netherlands treats them as "Public Bodies", the European Union classifies them as "Overseas Countries and Territories".

Bonaire (including the islet of Klien Boniare), is one of the Leeward Antilles) and is located close to the Venezuelan coast.

Sint Eustatius and Saba, on the other hand, are in the main Lesser Antilles group.

The Netherlands Antillean Guilder (or "Gulden" in Dutch was the currency of Curacao and Sint Maarten, which until 2010 formed the Netherland Antilles along with Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius. It was sub-divided into 100 Cents (or "Centen" in Dutch).

In Papiamentu - the local language of Boniare, the Guilder is called a "Florin".

A brief history of the Islands Coinage:

In the 18th Century, the Dutch Guilder sub-divided into 20 Stuiver circulated in the Netherlands Antilles.

Between 1799 and 1828, the "Reaal" circulated in the islands.

In 1828, the Dutch Guilder was reintroduced as circulation currency with each Guilder sub-divided into 100 Cents. This Currency was circulated from Curacao.

In 1892 & 1900, the first Banknotes and Coins denominated in Dutch currency, respectively were circulated.

In 1952, the name "Netherlands Antilles" (or "Nederlandse Antillen") was introduced.

In 1940, with the German occupation of the Netherlands, the link to the Dutch currency was broken and the local currency was pegged to the US Dollar.

In 1986, Aruba gained a "Status aparte" and left the Netherlands Antilles and began issuing its own currency.

On 01.01.2011, a year after the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles - Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius switched to the US Dollar and the Netherlands Antillean Guilder ceased to be legal tender in these territories.

Interestingly, all three switched to the US Dollar, instead of the Euro - which is the currency of the European Netherlands or the Caribbean Guilder (still used by two former Antillean islands - Curacao and Sint Maarten. 

The Commemorative Stamps highlighting the switch-over from the Guilder to the US Dollar:

A Miniature Sheet (MS) of eight Stamps depicting the switch-over from 5 Cents (Netherlands Antillean Guilder) to the equivalent US Currency - stamps depicting the two currencies placed in alternate positions.


A Miniature Sheet (MS) of eight Stamps depicting the switch-over from 10 Cents (Netherlands Antillean Guilder) to the equivalent US Currency - stamps depicting the two currencies placed in alternate positions.


A Miniature Sheet (MS) of eight Stamps depicting the switch-over from 25 Cents (Netherlands Antillean Guilder) to the equivalent US Currency - stamps depicting the two currencies placed in alternate positions.


A Miniature Sheet (MS) of eight Stamps depicting the switch-over from 50 Cents (Netherlands Antillean Guilder) to the equivalent US Currency - stamps depicting the two currencies placed in alternate positions.


A Miniature Sheet (MS) of eight Stamps depicting the switch-over from One Gulden (Netherlands Antillean Guilder) to the equivalent US Currency - stamps depicting the two currencies placed in alternate positions.






For other interesting posts on issues from the Royal Dutch Mint, Netherlands and PostNL, please visit the following links:

9) "De Haar Castle", Utrecht, Netherlands: The first Coin to be released in the "Dutch Castles" Coin Series: A silver ducat Trade Coin with a history spanning over 350 years, minted by the Royal Dutch Mint: Date/Year of Delivery: 04/2020

10) First Atlases, Netherlands: Commemorating 450 Years of the first Atlas (1570-2020) & others: A Stamp Sheet of six stamps depicting the Atlases which were compiled in the Netherlands in the 16th & 17th Centuries AD: Stamp Set issued by POstNL: Date of Stamp Set issue: 23.03.2020


13) "From Guilders to US Dollars", Caribbean Netherlands: A set of five Miniature Sheets issued by the FXDX Post which manages the Posts of Boniare, Sint Eustatius and Saba Islands in the Caribbean Sea, commemorate the switch over from the Netherlands Antillean Guiler to the US Dollar in 2011: Date of Stamps issue: 10.10.2020

Dutch Castles Coin Series:

Posts from Belgium & Luxembourg:


5) City of Bruges (or Brugge), Belgium: 20 Years as UNENCO World Heritage Site: A 20 Euro Silver Proof Coin issued by the Royakl Dutch Mint under licencing of the Royal Belgian Mint, on behalf of the National Bank of Belgium: Coin issue date: 26.02.2020

6) 100 Years of Nature & Environment Protection, Luxembourg: Commemorating the Centenary Anniversary of the "Letzebuerger Natur a Vulleschutsliga a.s.b.l. (Luxembourg Nature and Bird Protection Society):A 0.80 Euro Stamp issued by Luxembourg Postes (Post): Date of stamp issue: 10.03.2020

7) Celebrating 25 Years of listing on UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Luxembourg: A Commemorative Stamp of 0.80 Euro issued by Luxembourg Postes (Post): Stamp issue date: 10.03.2020


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