Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 105848 search inquires.

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

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Currency or countrySearchesPercentage
NUr$ 4518 11.86%
NUr$ 4518 11.86%
SKr 3194 8.39%
RO 2082 5.47%
FKr 1809 4.75%
CFA Franc 1763 4.63%
Fmk 1722 4.52%
Saudi Arabia 1620 4.25%
Euro 1608 4.22%
Czechoslovakia 1595 4.19%
Mexico 1449 3.80%
Ptas 1441 3.78%
Greece 1431 3.76%
Spain 1362 3.58%
Republic of China 1357 3.56%
gilder 1343 3.53%
Hungary 1343 3.53%
Brazil 1338 3.51%
Continental dollars 1327 3.48%
Japan 1247 3.27%