Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 500141 search inquires.

Selected title: Andorra
Explanation: Official name: Principality of Andorra. Monetary unit: There is no local currency of issue; the French franc and Spanish peseta are both in circulation. The Euro was launched on January 1, 1999 and became the sole legal tender on January 1, 2002. Current Monetary unit: 1 Euro = 100 cents

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Currency or countrySearchesPercentage
NUr$ 18520 10.08%
NUr$ 18520 10.08%
GS 14392 7.83%
SKr 12957 7.05%
Ptas 12123 6.60%
RO 11074 6.03%
FKr 7806 4.25%
CFA Franc 7504 4.08%
Euro 7229 3.93%
Mexico 7076 3.85%
Fmk 6981 3.80%
Greece 6906 3.76%
Czechoslovakia 6857 3.73%
Saudi Arabia 6805 3.70%
Continental dollars 6768 3.68%
Brazil 6588 3.58%
fen 6516 3.55%
Japan 6496 3.53%
Spain 6369 3.47%
Hungary 6285 3.42%