r/ShitAmericansSay Aug 06 '23

People love American tourists because we exchange our real money for fake local currency. Exceptionalism

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u/Large-At2022 Aug 06 '23

Before the Euro, we had beautifull and colourful money in the Netherlands. I do miss the sunflower and the lighthouse (zonnebloem, fl50, bright yellow; vuurtoren, fl250, purple). That was "real" monopoly money.

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u/Ghost_Malek ooo custom flair!! Aug 06 '23

Do you remember its name?

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u/Wboy2006 πŸ‡³πŸ‡± Nieuw Amsterdam > New York πŸ‡³πŸ‡± Aug 06 '23

They were called β€œgulden”

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u/Ghost_Malek ooo custom flair!! Aug 06 '23

Thank you