Netherlands Antilles guilder is officially announced national currency of Sint Maarten and Curacao which until 2010 formed the Netherlands Antilles along with Saba, Sint Eustatius and Bonaire. The currency is subdivided into 100 cents. The money is administrated by the Central Bank of Curacao and Sint Maarten.
On 1st January 2011, the guilder was replaced by U.S dollar in Sin Eustatius, Saba and Bonaire. While in Sint Maarten and Curacao, the Netherlands Antilles guilder was planned to be substituted by a new currency, the Caribbean guilder, but this has been delayed for an indefinite period by discussions over the formation of a separate central bank for Curacao.
During the 18th century, the Dutch guilder was legal tender and widely circulated in Netherlands Antilles. At this time it was subdivided into 20 stuivers. Between 1799 and 1828, Dutch guilder was replaced with the real. The Dutch guilder was restored in 1828; it was subdivided into 100 cents. In 1940 during the German occupation, the Dutch guilder was replaced with United State dollar.
A year after the Netherlands Antilles dissolution, the Sint Eustatius, Saba and Bonaire adopted the U.S dollar and Netherlands Antilles guilder was stopped to be permissible tender in these terrains, thus in December 2018, the production of Netherlands Antilles guilder was ceased. The two territories Curacao and Sint Maarten, could opt for United States dollar or possibly the euro.
The banknotes and coins generally in circulation include:
Banknotes:
Frequently used ƒ10, ƒ25, ƒ50, ƒ100
Coins: 1, 5, 10, 25, 50 cent, ƒ1, ƒ2 1⁄2, ƒ5