Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 141730 search inquires.

Random term: Japan
Explanation: Official name: Japan. Monetary unit: 1 yen (¥) = 100 sen

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Currency or countrySearchesPercentage
NUr$ 6062 11.03%
NUr$ 6062 11.03%
SKr 5070 9.22%
RO 3891 7.08%
Ptas 3194 5.81%
CFA Franc 2443 4.44%
FKr 2354 4.28%
Euro 2345 4.27%
Fmk 2281 4.15%
Czechoslovakia 2208 4.02%
Saudi Arabia 2123 3.86%
Mexico 2026 3.69%
Greece 1952 3.55%
Spain 1901 3.46%
Hungary 1878 3.42%
Continental dollars 1872 3.41%
Republic of China 1863 3.39%
Brazil 1848 3.36%
gilder 1835 3.34%
Japan 1719 3.13%