Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 117717 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 country	Searches	Percentage
NUr$	4938	11.53%
NUr$	4938	11.53%
SKr	3930	9.17%
RO	2542	5.93%
FKr	1962	4.58%
CFA Franc	1957	4.57%
Ptas	1937	4.52%
Fmk	1868	4.36%
Euro	1828	4.27%
Saudi Arabia	1754	4.09%
Czechoslovakia	1747	4.08%
Mexico	1601	3.74%
Greece	1561	3.64%
Spain	1500	3.50%
Republic of China	1486	3.47%
Hungary	1485	3.47%
Brazil	1473	3.44%
gilder	1468	3.43%
Continental dollars	1460	3.41%
Japan	1364	3.18%