The rijksdaalder was an 18th century Dutch coin worth 2½ gulden or 50 stuiver. Following decimalization, 2½ gulden coins continued to be issued and were known by the nickname rijksdaalder. (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... The gulden (sometimes guilder in English), represented by the symbol Æ’, was the name of the currency used in the Netherlands from the 15th century until 1999, when it was replaced by the euro (coins and notes were not introduced until 2002). ... The stuiver was a coin used in the Netherlands until the Napoleonic Wars. ... Decimalization refers to any process of converting from traditional units, usually of money, to a decimal system. ...

The similarly named Reichsthaler, riksdaler and rigsdaler were used in Germany and Austria-Hungary, Sweden, and Denmark and Norway, respectively. The Reichsthaler began as a subsidiary denomination to the Conventionsthaler, introduced in the Holy Roman Empire in 1754. ... The Riksdaler was the name of the currency used in Sweden until 1873 when it was replaced with the krona as an effect of the Scandinavian Monetary Union. ... The Rigsdaler was the unit of currency used in Denmark until 1873 and in Norway until 1816. ... Austria-Hungary, also known as the Dual monarchy (or: the k. ...