At 15:13 9-2-02 -0500, Gautam Mukunda wrote: > > >Well, some quick work on the net (and it was surprisingly hard to > > >convert from NLG to US Dollars) > > > > Why was it so hard? It is fairly simple really; converting NLG to USD > > is basically <amount in NLG> divided by 2.5 (not *entirely* accurate, > > but close enough for a quick calculation). > >I was wondering the same thing. Recently, it was 2.52, and it seems to >be fairly stable, so Jeroen's number is a good approximation. > >http://finance.yahoo.com/m5?a=1&s=USD&t=NLG > >"Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.erikreuter.com/ > >Me: >It was surprisingly hard because all of the places I usually go to convert >currency on line didn't list NLG. I had to go look up what the NLG to Euro >conversion was, then go from Euros to dollars. It wasn't particularly >difficult, I was just surprised that the NLG had been de-listed quite that >quickly.
That goes to show that those sites really stay on top of developments: as of January 28, the Dutch Guilder has ceased to be legal tender. BTW, NLG to Euro conversion is <amount in NLG> divided by 2.20371 -- conversion the other way around should be obvious now. :-) If you happen to need conversion rates for the 11 other currencies that are now replaced by the Euro, just ask. Jeroen _________________________________________________________________________ Wonderful World of Brin-L Website: http://www.Brin-L.com Tom's Photo Gallery: http://tom.vanbaardwijk.com
