and 250 guilder notes in 1985. At the time of withdrawal, the following denominations of banknotes were circulating: ƒ10 (€4.54) – tientje ("little ten", see Diminutive), joet ƒ25 (€11.34) – geeltje (yellow one) ƒ50 (€22.69) – zonnebloem (sunflower) ƒ100 (€45.38) – honderdje, meier, later: snip (snipe) ƒ250 (€113.45) – vuurtoren (lighthouse) ƒ1000 (€453.78) – duizendje, (rooie) rug (red back) / rooi(tj)e At the time of withdrawal, all but the 50 and 250 guilder notes had been issued in a new series that was the same colour as the older, long-serving notes but with a mostly abstract pattern, featuring a different bird for each denomination. Persons depicted on older banknotes were: ƒ5 – poet Joost van den Vondel (the note was replaced by a ƒ5 coin in 1988 and withdrawn from circulation in 1995) ƒ10 – painter Frans Hals ƒ25 – composer Jan Pietersz. Sweelinck ƒ100 – admiral Michiel de Ruyter (This being the most profitable note to counterfeit it was first replaced by a note featuring the common snipe. This note was of a similar design as the newly introduced 50 and 250-guilder notes; and was again replaced by an abstract design in the last series of guilder notes) ƒ1000 – philosopher Baruch de Spinoza These 1970s "face"-notes and the 1980s ƒ50 (sunflower), ƒ100 (snipe) and ƒ250 (lighthouse) were designed by R.D.E. Oxenaar. Eventually all faces were to be replaced by abstracts, designed by Jaap Drupsteen (see above). See also Aruban florin Caribbean guilder Dutch euro coins Economy of the Netherlands Netherlands Antillean guilder Netherlands Indian guilder References External links The Marteau Early 18th century Currency Converter with tools to convert early 18th century Dutch Guilders into the major contemporary European currencies. Overview of the Dutch guilder and its history from the BBC 1832 establishments in the Netherlands 2001 disestablishments in the Netherlands Currencies of Europe Currencies of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Currencies replaced by the euro Economic history of the Netherlands Modern obsolete currencies Economic history of the Dutch Republic Netherlands