What currency was used in the Netherlands until 2002 and in Suriname until 2004?
Twenty-five cent coin (Netherlands) Twenty-five cent coin (Netherlands) The twenty-five cent was a coin worth a quarter of decimal Dutch guilder. It was used from the decimalisation of the currency in 1817 until the Netherlands adopted the euro as sole currency in 2002. The last minting was in 2001. The coin was the third-smallest denomination of the guilder when the currency was withdrawn, and the largest of a value less than one guilder. At first, the coin was minted with a layer of silver alloy. During the reign of King William III of the Netherlands the coin became smaller from 1877 onwards. The new
Central Bank of Suriname and Economic Affairs and Supervision. After the start of Suriname’s political self-government from the Netherlands in 1954, changes were instigated to the country’s monetary system; on 1 April 1957 the "Central bank of Suriname" was established in Paramaribo and took over the issuing of currency. Until 1957, "De Surinaamsche Bank" (DSB), which at that time was a subsidiary of the Dutch Nederlandsche Handel-Maatschappij and the largest commercial bank in Suriname, acted as default issuer of currency. Central Bank of Suriname The Central Bank of Suriname () is Suriname’s highest monetary authority and the country’s governing body in monetary and economic