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The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 468287 search inquires.

Random title: São Tomé and Príncipe
Explanation: Official name: Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe. Became independent on July 12, 1975. Monetary unit: Portuguese overseas escudo. The Guinea escudo replaced the Portuguese overseas escudo in 1968. The Guinea-Bissau escudo replaced the Guinea escudo in 1975. The São Tomé and Príncipe escudo replaced the Guinea-Bissau escudo in 1977. The dobra replaced the São Tomé and Príncipe escudo at par on September 1977. Current Monetary unit: 1 dobra (Db) = 100 cêntimos

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Currency or countrySearchesPercentage
NUr$ 17648  10.06%
NUr$ 17648  10.06%
GS 14004  7.99%
SKr 12533  7.15%
Ptas 11767  6.71%
RO 10734  6.12%
FKr 7249  4.13%
CFA Franc 7003  3.99%
Euro 6941  3.96%
Mexico 6795  3.87%
Czechoslovakia 6540  3.73%
Fmk 6512  3.71%
Continental dollars 6439  3.67%
Greece 6433  3.67%
Saudi Arabia 6355  3.62%
Brazil 6214  3.54%
fen 6201  3.54%
Japan 6192  3.53%
Spain 6042  3.45%
Hungary 5946  3.39%