Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 165046 search inquires.

Random term: dirhem
Explanation: A coin of Kuwait, the 10th part of a dinar

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Currency or countrySearchesPercentage
NUr$ 7186 11.00%
NUr$ 7186 11.00%
SKr 6084 9.31%
RO 4904 7.50%
Ptas 4187 6.41%
CFA Franc 2799 4.28%
Euro 2783 4.26%
FKr 2664 4.08%
Fmk 2603 3.98%
Czechoslovakia 2588 3.96%
Saudi Arabia 2445 3.74%
Mexico 2386 3.65%
Greece 2286 3.50%
Continental dollars 2270 3.47%
Spain 2214 3.39%
Republic of China 2186 3.35%
Hungary 2183 3.34%
Brazil 2182 3.34%
gilder 2168 3.32%
Japan 2037 3.12%