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Even though the Dutch master reportedly bid on his own works at auction, this one achieved its nominal price only after his lifetime. Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn, Christ healing the sick, the "Hundred ...

At the stroke of midnight, the Dutch guilder ceased to be legal tender last night and instantly became a museum piece of interest only to coin collectors and historians. Its spectacularly low-key ...

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Simply sign up to the Currencies myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Safaripark Beekse Bergen, near the Dutch town of Tilburg, boasts nine lions, 13 giraffes and a herd of almost 30 zebra ...

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The Netherlands is the first of the 12 eurozone countries to put its currency completely out of circulation. Since midnight on Sunday (2300 GMT), anyone doing business in guilders risks being fined.