Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 152341 search inquires.

Selected term: Guadeloupe
Explanation: Official name: Department of Guadeloupe. Monetary unit: 1 French franc (F) = 100 centimes. The Euro was launched on January 1, 1999 and became the sole legal tender on January 1, 2002. The fixed rate of exchange is 6.55957 francs to 1 Euro. Current Monetary unit: 1 Euro = 100 cents

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Currency or countrySearchesPercentage
NUr$ 6598 11.00%
NUr$ 6598 11.00%
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RO 4404 7.34%
Ptas 3703 6.17%
CFA Franc 2609 4.35%
Euro 2584 4.31%
FKr 2503 4.17%
Fmk 2447 4.08%
Czechoslovakia 2380 3.97%
Saudi Arabia 2268 3.78%
Mexico 2197 3.66%
Greece 2093 3.49%
Continental dollars 2061 3.44%
Spain 2041 3.40%
Hungary 2025 3.38%
Republic of China 2010 3.35%
Brazil 2006 3.34%
gilder 1997 3.33%
Japan 1867 3.11%