Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 81529 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
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NUr$ 3632 12.97%
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FKr 1431 5.11%
Fmk 1325 4.73%
Saudi Arabia 1232 4.40%
CFA Franc 1208 4.31%
Czechoslovakia 1174 4.19%
Euro 1156 4.13%
RO 1138 4.06%
Mexico 1094 3.91%
Greece 1071 3.83%
gilder 1055 3.77%
Spain 1021 3.65%
Brazil 1004 3.59%
Republic of China 1002 3.58%
Hungary 977 3.49%
Continental dollars 966 3.45%
Japan 934 3.34%
Thailand 877 3.13%