Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 109215 search inquires.

Random term: Zaire
Explanation: (See Congo, Democratic Republic of the) Official name: Republic of Zaire. Monetary unit: 1 zaïre (Z) = 100 makuta (singular likuta) = 10,000 sengi. The new zaïre (NZ) replaced the (old) zaïre (Z) at a rate of 3,000,000 (old) zaïres to 1 NZ on October 22, 1993. Current Monetary unit: new zaïre (NZ)

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Currency or countrySearchesPercentage
NUr$ 4648 11.79%
NUr$ 4648 11.79%
SKr 3346 8.49%
RO 2220 5.63%
FKr 1857 4.71%
CFA Franc 1819 4.62%
Fmk 1762 4.47%
Euro 1672 4.24%
Saudi Arabia 1659 4.21%
Czechoslovakia 1633 4.14%
Ptas 1613 4.09%
Mexico 1493 3.79%
Greece 1465 3.72%
Spain 1399 3.55%
Republic of China 1393 3.53%
Hungary 1384 3.51%
gilder 1379 3.50%
Brazil 1372 3.48%
Continental dollars 1361 3.45%
Japan 1280 3.25%