Netherlands, Provinces, Denominations
- Netherlands (up)
Denominations:
| Dutch name | Value in stuivers (pennies) | metal | English name |
|---|---|---|---|
| dukaton of zilveren rijder | 60 stuivers | silver, 32.78 g, 0.941 fine | ducaton |
| rijksdaalder of zilveren dukaat | 50 stuivers | silver, 29.03 g, 0.885 fine | silver ducat |
| dubbele gulden | 40 stuivers | silver, 21.2 g, .920 fine | two gulden |
| leeuwendaalder | 40 stuivers | silver, 27.63 g, 0.750 fine | lion dollar |
| daalder (half ducaton) | 30 stuivers | silver, 16.39 g, 0.941 fine | dollar |
| gulden | 20 stuivers | silver, 10.61 g, .920 fine | guilder, florin |
| schelling | 6 stuivers | silver, 4.95 g, 0.583 fine | shilling |
| dubbele stuiver of dubbeltje | 2 stuivers | silver, 1.63 g, 0.583 fine | dime |
| stuiver | 1 stuiver | silver, 0.81 g, 0.583 fine | penny |
| groot | 1/2 stuiver | ? | ? |
| oord | 1/4 stuiver | ? | ? |
| duit | 1/8 stuiver | copper | half a farthing |
| korte, penning | 1/16 stuiver | copper | ? |
| mijt | 1/32 stuiver | copper | ? |
The 3 gulden piece was nominally the same value as the ducaton (60 stuivers) but had a melt value of 57 stuivers. The gulden and half gulden were similarly underweight compared to the ducaton and silver ducat (48 stuivers). The lion daalder of the seventeenth century was 40 stuivers and the princes' daalder was 50 stuivers.
The 7 gulden piece is the ½ Gouden rijder (golden half rijder) and was worth 140 stuivers.
The golden ducat (dukaat) has a value of 5 gulden or 100 stuivers, but was worth closer to 105 stuivers.
The gouden rijder (golden rider) has a value of 14 gulden or 280 stuivers.
Prices
- Around the year 1500, one could buy ten liters of beer or three kilograms of barley for a stuiver.
- In 1575, a carpenter would earn eight stuivers a day, corresponding to ten liters of beer or ten kilograms of barley.
- In 1650, a carpenter and his helper would earn one gulden and eight stuivers per day. Ten liters of beer would cost ten stuivers.
Source: Willem Kuppers en Remi van Schaïk, Levensstandaard en stedelijke economie te Zutphen in de 15e en 16e eeuw in: BMG 72 (Arnhem 1981) pag. 1-45
- To build a VOC ship (spiegelretourschip) for trade with the East Indies would cost 90,000 to 110,000 gulden.
- On a typical trip, the amount of silver on a ship would total 200,000 to 300,000 gulden.
- On the Dutch stock exchange, one could acquire a bond of 2400 guldens (florins) in the year 1625 with the Dutch East-India Company.
