Afl

English translation: Aruban florin/guilder (ISO code: AWG)

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Dutch term or phrase:Afl
English translation:Aruban florin/guilder (ISO code: AWG)
Entered by: Chris Hopley

03:39 Jan 13, 2004
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Accounting / Accounting
Dutch term or phrase: Afl
These are table headings for on an application for companies to apply to provide uytility services.

Financieel plan in 1000 Afl
Balans in 1000 AFl
Verlies en winstrekening in 1000 Afl

Some tables use "enheden" (units) instead, e.g. "Investeringen in enheden."
Erik Macki
Local time: 23:17
Aruba Florins
Explanation:
is the only logical thing to go by. Hfl stands for Dutch Guilder. So why not Afl for Aruba Florins of which you will find a couple of hundred Google hits to prove existence of such currency, should you question it.
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swisstell
Italy
Local time: 08:17
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That's it! Thanks for the help.
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4 +1Aruba Florins
swisstell
2Kfl
Marcel van de Vorle


  

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Aruba Florins


Explanation:
is the only logical thing to go by. Hfl stands for Dutch Guilder. So why not Afl for Aruba Florins of which you will find a couple of hundred Google hits to prove existence of such currency, should you question it.

swisstell
Italy
Local time: 08:17
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Native speaker of: German
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That's it! Thanks for the help.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Chris Hopley: Correct, although the ISO 4217 currency code for the Aruban guilder (or florin) is AWG. See http://en2.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_4217
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Kfl


Explanation:
Erik,

Could it be "Kfl", i.e. 1,000 Dutch guilders (pre-Euro time)??

Marcel

Marcel van de Vorle
Local time: 01:17
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
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