Collection: Banknotes of the Netherlands

In 1981, the Dutch Central Bank broke with tradition and issued a 100-guilder note without any historical figure: only a snipe. The designer, Ootje Oxenaar, responded to criticism from museums by saying that a banknote is simply "an everyday utensil."

The nature series

Following the snipe came the sunflower, on the 50-guilder note (1982), and the lighthouse, on the 250-guilder note (1986): motifs that were easy to remember and harder to counterfeit than classic portraits. The guilder, the official currency since the 17th century, kept this design until the arrival of the euro in 2002.

An ornithological curiosity

The bank's internal magazine even published snipe recipes in French, German, and Italian, but not in Dutch. The bird, the involuntary protagonist of the banknote, ended up on the country's red list of endangered species.

What you will find here

Dutch guilders with Pick reference and uncirculated condition.

Shipping

Protected and tracked from Spain.

Discover more banknotes from the region in Banknotes of Europe.

If you are interested in this area, combine with Belgium and Luxembourg.