Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 175823 search inquires.

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

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Currency or countrySearchesPercentage
NUr$ 7590 10.89%
NUr$ 7590 10.89%
SKr 6452 9.25%
RO 5387 7.73%
Ptas 4611 6.61%
Euro 2964 4.25%
CFA Franc 2954 4.24%
FKr 2819 4.04%
Fmk 2740 3.93%
Czechoslovakia 2739 3.93%
Saudi Arabia 2602 3.73%
Mexico 2551 3.66%
Continental dollars 2445 3.51%
Greece 2432 3.49%
Spain 2366 3.39%
Republic of China 2340 3.36%
Brazil 2329 3.34%
Hungary 2320 3.33%
gilder 2306 3.31%
Japan 2175 3.12%