Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 153134 search inquires.

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

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Currency or countrySearchesPercentage
NUr$ 6634 11.00%
NUr$ 6634 11.00%
SKr 5601 9.29%
RO 4438 7.36%
Ptas 3730 6.18%
CFA Franc 2625 4.35%
Euro 2598 4.31%
FKr 2511 4.16%
Fmk 2458 4.08%
Czechoslovakia 2393 3.97%
Saudi Arabia 2277 3.78%
Mexico 2211 3.67%
Greece 2103 3.49%
Continental dollars 2076 3.44%
Spain 2051 3.40%
Hungary 2039 3.38%
Republic of China 2022 3.35%
Brazil 2018 3.35%
gilder 2010 3.33%
Japan 1879 3.12%