Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 205804 search inquires.

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

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Currency or countrySearchesPercentage
NUr$ 8902 10.76%
NUr$ 8902 10.76%
SKr 7390 8.93%
RO 6645 8.03%
Ptas 5873 7.10%
FKr 3595 4.34%
Euro 3554 4.29%
CFA Franc 3346 4.04%
Fmk 3190 3.85%
Czechoslovakia 3170 3.83%
Mexico 3016 3.64%
Saudi Arabia 3011 3.64%
Continental dollars 2994 3.62%
Greece 2865 3.46%
Spain 2773 3.35%
Brazil 2757 3.33%
gilder 2729 3.30%
Republic of China 2729 3.30%
Hungary 2720 3.29%
Japan 2585 3.12%