Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 117910 search inquires.

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

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Currency or countrySearchesPercentage
NUr$ 4952 11.53%
NUr$ 4952 11.53%
SKr 3948 9.19%
RO 2554 5.95%
FKr 1969 4.58%
CFA Franc 1963 4.57%
Ptas 1942 4.52%
Fmk 1874 4.36%
Euro 1838 4.28%
Saudi Arabia 1760 4.10%
Czechoslovakia 1753 4.08%
Mexico 1607 3.74%
Greece 1568 3.65%
Spain 1507 3.51%
Hungary 1492 3.47%
Republic of China 1491 3.47%
Brazil 1479 3.44%
gilder 1473 3.43%
Continental dollars 1463 3.41%
Japan 1368 3.18%