Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 105534 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$ 4510 11.89%
NUr$ 4510 11.89%
SKr 3167 8.35%
RO 2059 5.43%
FKr 1805 4.76%
CFA Franc 1756 4.63%
Fmk 1720 4.53%
Saudi Arabia 1619 4.27%
Euro 1600 4.22%
Czechoslovakia 1592 4.20%
Mexico 1446 3.81%
Greece 1428 3.76%
Ptas 1420 3.74%
Spain 1359 3.58%
Republic of China 1354 3.57%
Hungary 1343 3.54%
gilder 1342 3.54%
Brazil 1335 3.52%
Continental dollars 1326 3.50%
Japan 1246 3.28%