Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 129472 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$ 5432 11.14%
NUr$ 5432 11.14%
SKr 4472 9.17%
RO 3263 6.69%
Ptas 2602 5.34%
CFA Franc 2182 4.48%
FKr 2158 4.43%
Euro 2074 4.25%
Fmk 2074 4.25%
Czechoslovakia 1992 4.09%
Saudi Arabia 1938 3.98%
Mexico 1807 3.71%
Greece 1763 3.62%
Spain 1714 3.52%
Hungary 1685 3.46%
Republic of China 1666 3.42%
Brazil 1665 3.42%
Continental dollars 1651 3.39%
gilder 1647 3.38%
Japan 1533 3.14%