The guilder was replaced on 1 January 2011 on the islands of Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius by the United States dollar.

[3] In November 2020, the Central Bank announced the introduction of the replacement guilder, which was planned for implementation in the first half of 2021;[4] however, release of the new currency was delayed several times.

[5] In Papiamentu, the local language of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao, the guilder is called a "florin".

[citation needed] In the 18th century, the Dutch guilder circulated in the Netherlands Antilles.

Shortly after that, Aruba began to issue its own currency, the Aruban florin, which replaced the Netherlands Antillean guilder at par.

Curaçao and Sint Maarten intended to replace their currency, ceasing production thereof, but as of December 2020[update], these territories still use the Antillean guilder.

Current banknotes and coins now require replacement,[7] and only two years of Antilles guilder physical currency remaining for use.

There has been talk that the islands could opt for the euro or possibly the US dollar in lieu of implementing their own new currency.

[8] In November 2019, Curaçao Finance Minister Kenneth Gijsbertha confirmed the introduction of the Caribbean guilder,[9] and the Central Bank announced the same a year later.

[5] In 1794, silver coins were issued for use in the Dutch West Indies in denominations of 2 stuiver, 1⁄4, 1, and 3 guilders.

The coinage of 1941–44 was minted in the United States and carried "P" or "D" mintmarks, and for most denominations a small palm tree.