Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 84756 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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NUr$ 3716 12.81%
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RO 1234 4.25%
Czechoslovakia 1221 4.21%
Euro 1198 4.13%
Mexico 1127 3.89%
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gilder 1084 3.74%
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Hungary 1011 3.49%
Continental dollars 1009 3.48%
Japan 972 3.35%
Thailand 907 3.13%