Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 165420 search inquires.

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

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Currency or countrySearchesPercentage
NUr$ 7210 11.01%
NUr$ 7210 11.01%
SKr 6096 9.31%
RO 4919 7.51%
Ptas 4195 6.41%
CFA Franc 2802 4.28%
Euro 2787 4.26%
FKr 2669 4.08%
Fmk 2605 3.98%
Czechoslovakia 2589 3.95%
Saudi Arabia 2446 3.73%
Mexico 2390 3.65%
Greece 2289 3.49%
Continental dollars 2276 3.48%
Spain 2218 3.39%
Republic of China 2191 3.35%
Brazil 2186 3.34%
Hungary 2185 3.34%
gilder 2173 3.32%
Japan 2040 3.11%