Dutch guilder banknotes

How do I exchange Dutch guilders for U.S. dollars?

Due to a policy implemented by De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), the Dutch Central Bank, which prohibits the exchange of guilder notes obtained in the course of business after January 27, 2002, we do not purchase Dutch guilder (pre-euro) banknotes. We can, however, help you put those old bills to good use.

You have several options. First, you can personally exchange the guilder notes pictured below for euros by presenting them to the DNB in Amsterdam.

You can also donate them to charitable organizations operating in Holland which are permitted to exchange them for euros. We have made arrangements to collect old guilder banknotes and transmit them to a variety of humanitarian organizations in Holland, including the International Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières).

If you would like to contribute your old guilders to either of these organizations, please send them to us with your specific instructions (if any*). If you wish to suggest an alternative beneficiary, feel free to send your suggestions to us as well.

We do not accept guilder (pre-euro) coins.

The Dutch banknotes pictured below may be exchanged at the DNB in Amsterdam, and we will accept them for contribution on your behalf to your designated charity.

*If no preference is indicated, we will forward your contribution to our choice of one or more recognized humanitarian organizations operating in the Netherlands.

Images courtesy of De Nederlandsche Bank.