Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 87256 search inquires.

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

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Currency or countrySearchesPercentage
NUr$ 3804 12.73%
NUr$ 3804 12.73%
SKr 2270 7.60%
FKr 1490 4.99%
Fmk 1392 4.66%
Saudi Arabia 1355 4.54%
RO 1317 4.41%
CFA Franc 1312 4.39%
Czechoslovakia 1259 4.21%
Euro 1234 4.13%
Mexico 1157 3.87%
Greece 1142 3.82%
gilder 1105 3.70%
Republic of China 1085 3.63%
Spain 1078 3.61%
Brazil 1058 3.54%
Continental dollars 1041 3.48%
Hungary 1039 3.48%
Japan 999 3.34%
Thailand 927 3.10%