Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 184535 search inquires.

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

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Currency or countrySearchesPercentage
NUr$ 7954 10.82%
NUr$ 7954 10.82%
SKr 6736 9.16%
RO 5820 7.92%
Ptas 4988 6.79%
Euro 3143 4.28%
FKr 3073 4.18%
CFA Franc 3062 4.17%
Fmk 2865 3.90%
Czechoslovakia 2862 3.89%
Saudi Arabia 2717 3.70%
Mexico 2680 3.65%
Continental dollars 2601 3.54%
Greece 2550 3.47%
Spain 2469 3.36%
Republic of China 2452 3.34%
Brazil 2448 3.33%
Hungary 2425 3.30%
gilder 2415 3.29%
Japan 2278 3.10%