Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 132612 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$ 5582 11.07%
NUr$ 5582 11.07%
SKr 4621 9.17%
RO 3427 6.80%
Ptas 2771 5.50%
CFA Franc 2255 4.47%
FKr 2214 4.39%
Euro 2149 4.26%
Fmk 2126 4.22%
Czechoslovakia 2056 4.08%
Saudi Arabia 1993 3.95%
Mexico 1864 3.70%
Greece 1813 3.60%
Spain 1773 3.52%
Hungary 1741 3.45%
Republic of China 1720 3.41%
Brazil 1717 3.41%
Continental dollars 1708 3.39%
gilder 1701 3.37%
Japan 1585 3.14%