guilder

unit of measurement, currency

Originally a gold coin, later a unit of account and a silver coin.

A distinction was drawn between a gold guilder, a currency guilder and a silver guilder. The internationally recognized abbreviations fl. und f. derive from the first gold coin of this type, the Florentine florin.

Traveljournal 1814

Traveljournal 1825

Traveljournal 1825–1827

Traveljournal 1845

Traveljournal 1846

Traveljournal 1851

  • Krünitz, J. G.: Gulden. In: Oekonomische Encyklopädie, Band 20, 1789 (Krünitz Online, Stand 13.2.2023).

Cite as: guilder. In: Travel Reports of a Pioneer: Digital Edition of the Travel Journals of Johann Conrad Fischer 1794–1851. Published by Franziska Eggimann. Edited by Franziska Eggimann, Nicolau Lutz, Valerija Rukavina und Christopher Zoller-Blundell. Schlatt 2023, Version 1.2, https://johannconradfischer.com/en/keywords/gfa-keywords-8457, viewed on 6 June 2025.

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Basel ‘Goldgulden’ (coin from 1430)