Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 129885 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

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Currency or countrySearchesPercentage
NUr$ 5462 11.14%
NUr$ 5462 11.14%
SKr 4492 9.16%
RO 3290 6.71%
Ptas 2625 5.35%
CFA Franc 2194 4.47%
FKr 2168 4.42%
Euro 2087 4.26%
Fmk 2083 4.25%
Czechoslovakia 2005 4.09%
Saudi Arabia 1948 3.97%
Mexico 1818 3.71%
Greece 1773 3.62%
Spain 1724 3.52%
Hungary 1696 3.46%
Brazil 1677 3.42%
Republic of China 1675 3.42%
Continental dollars 1661 3.39%
gilder 1657 3.38%
Japan 1541 3.14%