Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 81564 search inquires.

Selected term: Republic of China
Explanation: See Taiwan (Formosa)

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Currency or countrySearchesPercentage
NUr$ 3632 12.97%
NUr$ 3632 12.97%
SKr 2067 7.38%
FKr 1431 5.11%
Fmk 1325 4.73%
Saudi Arabia 1232 4.40%
CFA Franc 1208 4.31%
Czechoslovakia 1174 4.19%
Euro 1156 4.13%
RO 1138 4.06%
Mexico 1094 3.91%
Greece 1071 3.82%
gilder 1055 3.77%
Spain 1021 3.65%
Brazil 1004 3.59%
Republic of China 1002 3.58%
Hungary 977 3.49%
Continental dollars 966 3.45%
Japan 934 3.34%
Thailand 877 3.13%