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Netherlands Antillean gulden

Sure! The Netherlands Antillean Gulden is the money that was used in a group of islands called the Netherlands Antilles. Just like how we use dollars or coins to buy things, people who live in the Netherlands Antilles used the Gulden to buy stuff.

In the Netherlands Antilles, they had coins and paper money that came in different amounts. The coins were made of metal, and they had different values. Some coins were worth a lot, like a big toy, and some were worth less, like a small toy. The paper money was like little pieces of paper, and they also had different values, just like coins.

People could use the Gulden to buy things like toys, food, and clothes. Just like how we count numbers, the people in the Netherlands Antilles had to count the Gulden when they wanted to buy something. They would use their fingers or a calculator to figure out how much they had to pay.

But here's the thing: the Netherlands Antillean Gulden is not used anymore. The Netherlands Antilles decided to stop using the Gulden as their money in 2011, and now they use the United States dollar. So, the Gulden is like an old toy that people used to play with, but now they play with a different toy.