The currency will change from the Netherlands Antillean guilder, known as the florin, to the Caribbean guilder in 2013, but prices are typically quoted in US dollars.

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It happened the other day when Dutch politician Geert Wilders floated the idea of the Netherlands returning to the guilder.

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But, from 1 January, 700 years of history will draw to a close as guilder notes and coins are phased out and people in the Netherlands start to use euros instead.

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