Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 85021 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$ 3720 12.78%
NUr$ 3720 12.78%
SKr 2174 7.47%
FKr 1468 5.04%
Fmk 1363 4.68%
Saudi Arabia 1304 4.48%
CFA Franc 1268 4.36%
RO 1242 4.27%
Czechoslovakia 1225 4.21%
Euro 1199 4.12%
Mexico 1127 3.87%
Greece 1116 3.83%
gilder 1085 3.73%
Spain 1053 3.62%
Republic of China 1052 3.61%
Brazil 1036 3.56%
Hungary 1012 3.48%
Continental dollars 1012 3.48%
Japan 974 3.35%
Thailand 908 3.12%