Status
Euro-area member since 1 January 1999.
Fixed conversion rate
€1 = 2.20371 NLG
Adoption of the euro
The euro banknotes and coins were introduced in the Netherlands on 1 January 2002, after a transitional period of three years when the euro was the official currency but only existed as 'book money'. The dual circulation period – when both the guilder and the euro had legal tender status – ended on 28 January 2002.
Exchange of former national currency
De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB, National Central Bank of the Netherlands) exchanged guilder coins until 1 January 2007 and will continue to exchange guilder banknotes until 1 January 2032.
Institutions
- De Nederlandsche Bank (National Bank of the Netherlands, also in English)
- Ministerie van Financiën (Ministry of Finance)
- Ministerie van Economische Zaken (Ministry of Economy)
- Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt (Royal Dutch Mint)