The gulden was the currency of the Netherlands Indies until 1949. It was equal to the Dutch gulden for most of its history. The Dutch East Indies, or Netherlands East Indies, (Dutch: Nederlands Indië) was the name of the colonies colonised by the Dutch East India Company which came under administration of the Netherlands during the ninteenth century (see Indonesia). ... 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). ...

Until 1802, the Netherlands Indies gulden was subdivided into 20 stuiver, each of 4 duit, as in the Netherlands. However, in 1802, the local stuiver was devalued such that 24 stuiver = 1 gulden. A further devaluation occured in 1817, resulting in relationships of 120 duit = 30 stuiver = 1 gulden. The stuiver was a coin used in the Netherlands until the Napoleonic Wars. ...

In 1833, the duit was replaced by the cent, but the currency system was not decimalized, i.e., there were 120 cent to the gulden. Only in 1854 was the cent revalued to create a system of 100 cent = 1 gulden.

In 1942, the Japanese government began issuing paper money denominated in gulden for use in the Netherlands Indies. The gulden was replaced by the roepiah at par in 1944.

The gulden reappeared (again equal to the Dutch gulden) in the issues of the Javanese Bank and the Dutch government between 1945 and 1949. The Javanese Bank issues also called the currency the rupiah. In 1949, the Indonesian rupiah became the sole currency of Indonesia. 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). ... Sample of Rupiah banknote The rupiah is the monetary unit of Indonesia (currency code IDR). ...

In West New Guinea, the Dutch remained in power until 1962 and the West New Guinea gulden circulated there, replacing the older gulden at par. This article or section should be merged with Papua (Indonesian province) Map showing West New Guinea region The region of West New Guinea is the western half of the island of New Guinea or Papua, and has also been known as Irian Jaya or West Papua. ...