The tender of silver divisional coins was limited to 10 guldens, and that of copper coins to 1 gulden.
This silver standard continued in force until 1872. In that year, however, in consequence of the fall of silver, a Bill was passed to suspend the coining of silver for private accompt. The Mint was closed to its coinage, and for a time Holland had no metallic standard at all, as gold was only merchandise or trade money. This state of things led
to the enactment of the law of 6th June 1875, which introduced the gold standard, but under peculiar arrangements.
The standard coins were declared to be—beside, or in addition to, the silver standard coins minted previously to the new law—the gold 10-gulden piece, .900 fine, containing 6.048 grs. fine gold (weight, therefore, 6.720 grms.).
The minting of these latter was declared free to the individual, and the minting of the gold Williams ordered to cease (Articles 5 and 6).
No further declaration was made as to tender, so that the standard is to be regarded as a limping rather than a gold standard proper.
TABLE OF THE SILVER COINS OF THE NETHERLANDS.
From Mees, 'Geschiedenis van het bankwezen in Nederland,' with additions from 1690.
| Date of Law. | Name of Species. | Weight. | Standard. | Weight of Metal Fine. | Equivalence. | Weight of Metal Fine in the Gulden. |
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| | Eng. Az. | Penn. | Grein. | Az. | Guil. | St. | Az. |
| Feb. 22, 1542 | Karolus gulden | 14.30 | 9 | 23 | 396.674 | 1 | 0 | 396.674 |
| June 4, 1567 | Bourgondrische or Kruisdaalder | 19.1 | 10 | 16 | 541.333 | 1 | 12 | 338.333 |
| Feb. 10, 1577 | Staten daalder | 20.0 | 8 | 22 | 475.555 | 1 | 12 | 297.222 |
| Apr. 19, 1583 | Nederland rijksdaalder | 18.28 | 10 | 15 | 534.792 | 2 | 2 | 254.663 |
| Aug. 4, 1586 | Nederland reaal | 22.13 | 9 | 23 | 595.01 | 2 | 10 | 238.004 |
| Mar. 21, 1606 | Nederland rijksdaalder | 18.28 | 10 | 12 | 528.5 | 2 | 7 | 224.894 |
| '' | Leeuwendaalder | 18.0 | 8 | 22 | 428.0 | 1 | 18 | 225.263 |
| '' | 10-stuiver piece | 3.28 | 11 | 0 | 113.666 | 0 | 10 | 227.333 |
| Tolerantie, June 28, 1608 | | | Nederland rijksdaalder | 18.28 | 10 | 12 | 528.5 | 2 | 8 | 220.208 |
| Tariff, July 6, 1610 | | | Leeuwendaalder | 18.0 | 8 | 22 | 428.0 | 1 | 18 | 225.263 |
| 10-stuiver piece | 3.28 | 11 | 0 | 113.666 | 0 | 10 | 227.333 |
| Sep. 26, 1615 | Nederland rijksdaalder | 18.28 | 10 | 12 | 528.5 | 2 | 8 | 220.208 |
| '' | Leeuwendaalder | 18.0 | 8 | 22 | 428.0 | 2 | 0 | 214.0 |
| Feb. 13, 1619 | Leeuwendaalder | 18.0 | 8 | 22 | 428.0 | 2 | 0 | 214.0 |
| July 21, 1622 | Nederland rijksdaalder | 18.28 | 10 | 12 | 528.5 | 2 | 10 | 211.4 |
| Tolerantie, | Leeuwendaalder | 18.0 | 8 | 22 | 428.0 | 2 | 0 | 214.0 |
| Oct. 9, 1638 | Nederland rijksdaalder | 18.28 | 10 | 12 | 528.5 | 2 | 10 | 211.4 |
| Mar. 6, 1645 | Dakaton of Brabant | 21.7 | 11 | 6 1⁄2 | 637.741 | 3 | 3 | 202.458 |
| " | Patacon (or kruisdaalder or kruisrijksdaalder) | 18.12 | 10 | 11 | 512.458 | 2 | 10 | 204.983 |
| Aug. 11, 1659 | Nederland silver rijder | 21.5.72 | 11 | 6 | 635.362 | 3 | 3 | 201.702 |
| " | Nederland silver dukaat | 18.8.2 | 10 | 10 | 507.118 | 2 | 10 | 202.847 |
| Sept. 25, 1681 | | | | | | | | |
| Dec. 22, 1686 | 3-gulden piece | 20.17 86⁄100 | 11 | 0 | 603.038 | 3 | 0 | 201.013 |
| Aug. 7, 1691 | | | Gulden | 6.27 46⁄100 | 10 | 22 1⁄2 | 200.035 | 1 | 0 | 200.035 |
| March 17, 1694 | | | | | | |
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| 1806 (Louis Napoleon) | Gulden | 6.27 23⁄20 | 10.22 3⁄4 | ... | ... | ... |
| 50-stuiver piece | 17.4 7⁄32 | 10.22 3⁄4 | ... | ... | ... |
| Sep. 28, 1816 | Gulden | 7.0 | 0.893 fine | 200 azen | ... | ... |
| Nov. 26, 1847 | Gulden | 10 grms. | 0.945 fine | 9. 450⁄1000 grms. | ... | ... |