Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 157405 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.

Most popular currency searches

Currency or country	Searches	Percentage
NUr$	6838	10.98%
NUr$	6838	10.98%
SKr	5744	9.23%
RO	4622	7.42%
Ptas	3916	6.29%
CFA Franc	2695	4.33%
Euro	2678	4.30%
FKr	2571	4.13%
Fmk	2518	4.04%
Czechoslovakia	2470	3.97%
Saudi Arabia	2347	3.77%
Mexico	2279	3.66%
Greece	2175	3.49%
Continental dollars	2156	3.46%
Spain	2111	3.39%
Hungary	2092	3.36%
Republic of China	2086	3.35%
Brazil	2081	3.34%
gilder	2074	3.33%
Japan	1936	3.11%