Gulden

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The Gulden was a historical European gold-based coin and monetary unit used in various German states, including Hesse-Kassel, before the adoption of more modern currencies.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf coin
historical currency
monetary unit
category European historical currency
German historical currency
circulationForm coin
currencyOf Hesse-Kassel NERFINISHED
currencySystem various German territorial monetary systems
denominationType gold coin
etymology derived from Middle High German "guldin" meaning "golden"
historicalPeriod before adoption of modern currencies
pre-modern era
metal gold
monetaryRole accounting unit
circulating coin
monetaryStandard gold
relatedTo South German gulden
surface form: Rhenish gulden

South German gulden
florin
replacedBy more modern currencies
standardType gold standard
status obsolete currency
usedFor everyday transactions
tax payments
trade
usedIn German states
Hesse-Kassel NERFINISHED
Imperial Estates of the Holy Roman Empire
surface form: Holy Roman Empire territories

various German principalities
usedInRegion Central Europe
Europe
valueBasis gold content

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