Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 219032 search inquires.

Random title: Euro
Explanation: Monetary unit adopted by 12 European Union (EU) countries on 1 Jan. 2002 - Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal and Spain. Monetary control was to move to the European Central Bank (ECB), which would set a single interest rate for the 11 countries. The three other members of the EU Denmark, Sweden and the U.K. were not adopting the euro, at least for the time being. The euro entered full circulation in the middle of 2002

A currency is a unit of exchange and hence a kind of money and medium of exchange. Currency includes paper banknotes and metal coins, which today are the dominant means of exchange. If you could not find the title you were looking for, or if you know a title which is not included in the Dictionary, please help us improve this service by reporting your findings.

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Currency or countrySearchesPercentage
NUr$ 9404 10.68%
NUr$ 9404 10.68%
SKr 7705 8.75%
RO 6979 7.93%
Ptas 6223 7.07%
Euro 3827 4.35%
FKr 3816 4.33%
CFA Franc 3558 4.04%
Fmk 3398 3.86%
Czechoslovakia 3394 3.86%
Continental dollars 3257 3.70%
Mexico 3255 3.70%
Saudi Arabia 3207 3.64%
Greece 3072 3.49%
Spain 2983 3.39%
Brazil 2955 3.36%
Republic of China 2927 3.32%
gilder 2923 3.32%
Hungary 2915 3.31%
Japan 2797 3.18%