De Nederlandsche Bank / Dutch Central Bank

In 1814 King William I of the Netherlands founded De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB). In time DNB developed from a private lender into, ultimately, a part of the European System of Central Banks and the Dutch prudential supervisor of the entire financial sector. The monetary centre of gravity shifted from DNB to the ECB in Frankfurt, the guilder went out and the euro came in. What remained unchanged through all those years was the role of DNB as guardian of financial stability.