Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 60978 search inquires.

Selected term: 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 term you were looking for, or if you know a term which is not included in the Dictionary, please help us improve this service by reporting your findings.

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Currency or countrySearchesPercentage
NUr$ 2738 12.82%
NUr$ 2738 12.82%
SKr 1555 7.28%
FKr 1160 5.43%
Fmk 1042 4.88%
Saudi Arabia 943 4.41%
Czechoslovakia 929 4.35%
CFA Franc 926 4.34%
Euro 882 4.13%
Mexico 851 3.98%
Greece 830 3.89%
RO 818 3.83%
gilder 807 3.78%
Spain 800 3.75%
Brazil 770 3.60%
Republic of China 764 3.58%
Hungary 729 3.41%
Continental dollars 722 3.38%
Japan 687 3.22%
Thailand 644 3.01%