Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 415978 search inquires.

Selected title: Germany, Federal Republic of
Explanation: Monetary unit: 1 Deutsche Mark (DM) = 100 pfennige. The Euro was launched on January 1, 1999 and became the sole legal tender on January 1, 2002. The fixed rate of exchange is 1.95583 Deutsche Marks to 1 Euro. Current Monetary unit: 1 Euro = 100 cents

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Currency or countrySearchesPercentage
NUr$ 15516 10.20%
NUr$ 15516 10.20%
GS 12942 8.51%
SKr 11363 7.47%
Ptas 10732 7.06%
RO 9684 6.37%
Euro 5951 3.91%
FKr 5867 3.86%
Mexico 5809 3.82%
CFA Franc 5805 3.82%
Czechoslovakia 5535 3.64%
Fmk 5482 3.61%
Continental dollars 5408 3.56%
Saudi Arabia 5374 3.53%
Greece 5363 3.53%
fen 5223 3.44%
Japan 5222 3.43%
Brazil 5128 3.37%
Spain 5111 3.36%
Hungary 5017 3.30%