Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 76744 search inquires.

Selected term: Spain
Explanation: Official name: Kingdom of Spain. Monetary unit: 1 peseta (Pta plural Ptas) = 100 céntimos. The Euro was launched on January 1, 1999 and became the sole legal tender on January 1, 2002. The fixed rate of exchange is 166.386 peseta to 1 Euro. Current Monetary unit: 1 Euro = 100 cents

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 term you were looking for, or if you know a term 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$ 3436 13.02%
NUr$ 3436 13.02%
SKr 1953 7.40%
FKr 1362 5.16%
Fmk 1260 4.77%
Saudi Arabia 1146 4.34%
CFA Franc 1129 4.28%
Euro 1099 4.16%
Czechoslovakia 1098 4.16%
Mexico 1038 3.93%
RO 1027 3.89%
Greece 1008 3.82%
gilder 1004 3.80%
Spain 975 3.69%
Brazil 957 3.63%
Republic of China 946 3.58%
Hungary 921 3.49%
Continental dollars 895 3.39%
Japan 869 3.29%
Thailand 821 3.11%