Currency conversion question (historical)

[Alex Franke]

Here's a tough one for you all: (Of course, the last time I said that it turned out to be not so tough after all!)

Does anyone know what the currency conversion rate (roughly) between Dutch guilder and Deutsch mark (Reichsmark) was between 1930 and 1935? (This is before German occupation.) Or does anyone have any ideas about where I might find the answer?

Thanks!

[windmill]

Here's the exchange rate between the guilder/ mark and guilder/ pound.



(source: http://www.cbs.nl/NR/rdonlyres/12308.../index1229.pdf)

The sharp dip in the graph makes it difficult to figure out the exact rate (in 1923, the Germany government was printing trillion mark bills due to hyperinflation), but 0.62 looks about right (1 Mark buys you 0.62 Guilders). Which is interesting, because I remember a mark being worth fl. 1.10 when I lived in Holland. It nearly doubled in 40 years.

The following chart may also help -> http://www.history.ucsb.edu/faculty/...s/currency.htm

[frumper64]

Try this - I found historical exchange rates against USD on www.measuringworth.org
I think this is a valid way to get to the Reischmark vs Guilder conversion

Per $1 USD RM per
Reischmark Guilder 1 Guilder
1930 4.1920 2.4860 1.6862
1931 4.2320 2.4857 1.7025
1932 4.2110 2.4817 1.6968
1933 3.2770 1.9334 1.6949
1934 2.5400 1.4841 1.7115
1935 2.4840 1.4768 1.6820

[Alex Franke]

Once again, I'm convinced that this is absolutely the best forum on the planet!

Thanks so much! I was looking everywhere for this info -- I think I can work with this very well!!

[cabinetman]

Maybe a conversion of Zambian kwacha to Hungarian forint in 1911 might be more difficult.
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[gsmittle]

I had to do a conversion between English Pounds Sterling and American Dollars in 1801 once. Found the answer in an 1802 almanac. Coolest thing was, the library let me check it out!

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