Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 428680 search inquires.

Random title: Portuguese Guinea
Explanation: (see Guinea-Bissau) Monetary unit: Portuguese overseas escudo. The Guinea escudo replaced the Portuguese overseas escudo at par in 1968

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Currency or countrySearchesPercentage
NUr$ 15944  10.20%
NUr$ 15944  10.20%
GS 13114  8.39%
SKr 11544  7.39%
Ptas 10925  6.99%
RO 9869  6.32%
Euro 6136  3.93%
FKr 6083  3.89%
CFA Franc 6042  3.87%
Mexico 5984  3.83%
Czechoslovakia 5703  3.65%
Fmk 5661  3.62%
Continental dollars 5606  3.59%
Greece 5551  3.55%
Saudi Arabia 5550  3.55%
Japan 5401  3.46%
fen 5396  3.45%
Brazil 5332  3.41%
Spain 5278  3.38%
Hungary 5184  3.32%