Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 414630 search inquires.

Selected title: Euro
Explanation: Monetary unit adopted by 12 European Union (EU) countries on 1 Jan. 2002 - Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal and Spain. Monetary control was to move to the European Central Bank (ECB), which would set a single interest rate for the 11 countries. The three other members of the EU Denmark, Sweden and the U.K. were not adopting the euro, at least for the time being. The euro entered full circulation in the middle of 2002

A currency is a unit of exchange and hence a kind of money and medium of exchange. Currency includes paper banknotes and metal coins, which today are the dominant means of exchange. If you could not find the title you were looking for, or if you know a title which is not included in the Dictionary, please help us improve this service by reporting your findings.

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Currency or countrySearchesPercentage
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NUr$ 15460 10.20%
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RO 9654 6.37%
Euro 5927 3.91%
FKr 5840 3.85%
Mexico 5783 3.82%
CFA Franc 5781 3.82%
Czechoslovakia 5510 3.64%
Fmk 5455 3.60%
Continental dollars 5383 3.55%
Saudi Arabia 5349 3.53%
Greece 5340 3.52%
fen 5200 3.43%
Japan 5195 3.43%
Brazil 5106 3.37%
Spain 5089 3.36%
Hungary 4993 3.30%