The Netherlands and the euro
04 February 2008by eub2 -- last modified 04 February 2008
The Netherlands is a founding member of the European Union and was one of the first-wave EU countries to adopt the euro on 1 January 1999.
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Surface area: 37 360 km2
Population: 16 357 992 (Eurostat 2007)
Joined the European Union: founding member (25 March 1957)
Currency: Euro since 1 January 1999 (formerly Dutch guilder, NLG)
Euro information
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.
Opinion polls and surveys
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Public opinion and the single currency (Eurobarometer website)
Websites
Euro websites
- The euro on the National Bank of the Netherlands (DNB) website (also in English)
- Euro coins on the Ministry of Finance website
- Archived websites on the euro
Institutions
- De Nederlandsche Bank (National Bank of the Netherlands, also in English)
- Ministerie van Financiën (Ministry of Finance, also in English)
- Ministerie van Economische Zaken (Ministry of Economy, also in English)
- Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt (Royal Dutch Mint, also in English)
Business
- Euro Info Centres in the Netherlands
- Nederlandse Vereniging van Banken, NVB (The Netherlands Bankers’ Association, also in English)
Consumers
- ConsuWijzer, the consumer portal of the Dutch government
- ConsumentenBond, CB (Consumers' Union)
Source: European Commission
