Then , in the 1920s , prices plummeted due to stiff competition from nearby Germany , where the economy had collapsed , so some of that cloth bought at 12 gulden sold for no more than 80 cents .
Stocks worth tens of thousands of gulden became worthless .
In the 1920s , prices plummeted due to stiff competition from nearby Germany , where the economy had collapsed , so some of that cloth bought at 12 gulden sold for no more than 80 cents .
Stocks worth tens of thousands of gulden became worthless .