Convert United States Dollar to Netherlands Antillean Guilder
Please provide values below to convert United States Dollar [USD] to Netherlands Antillean Guilder [ANG], or Convert Netherlands Antillean Guilder to United States Dollar.
How to Convert United States Dollar to Netherlands Antillean Guilder
1 USD = 0.558659217877095 ANG
Example: convert 15 USD to ANG:
15 USD = 15 × 0.558659217877095 ANG = 8.37988826815642 ANG
United States Dollar to Netherlands Antillean Guilder Conversion Table
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United States Dollar
The United States Dollar (USD) is the official currency of the United States of America, used as a standard unit of monetary value and exchange.
History/Origin
The USD was established in 1792 with the Coinage Act, replacing the Continental Congress's Continental Currency. It has since become one of the world's dominant reserve currencies, influenced by the economic growth of the U.S. and global financial markets.
Current Use
The USD is widely used domestically and internationally for trade, investment, and as a reserve currency. It is the most traded currency in the foreign exchange market and is used as the standard currency in many international transactions.
Netherlands Antillean Guilder
The Netherlands Antillean Guilder (ANG) is the official currency of the former Netherlands Antilles, used primarily in Curaçao, Sint Maarten, and Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius as special municipalities of the Netherlands.
History/Origin
The Guilder was introduced in the Netherlands Antilles in 1940, replacing the Dutch Guilder. It was pegged to the US dollar at a fixed rate until the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in 2010, after which Curaçao and Sint Maarten continued to use the Guilder until transitioning to the Caribbean guilder and other currencies.
Current Use
Today, the Netherlands Antillean Guilder (ANG) is still used in Curaçao and Sint Maarten as their official currency, although some regions have transitioned to other currencies or are in the process of doing so. It remains a recognized currency within the Caribbean region.