Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 522562 search inquires.

Selected title: Cape Verde
Explanation: Official name: Republic of Cape Verde. Monetary unit: Portuguese overseas escudo at par with Portuguese escudo. Cape Verde escudo replaced the Portuguese overseas escudo in 1968. Current Monetary unit: 1 escudo (C.V.Esc) = 100 centavos

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Currency or countrySearchesPercentage
NUr$ 19310  10.09%
NUr$ 19310  10.09%
GS 14820  7.74%
SKr 13311  6.95%
Ptas 12400  6.48%
RO 11465  5.99%
FKr 8312  4.34%
CFA Franc 7877  4.12%
Euro 7465  3.90%
Mexico 7383  3.86%
Saudi Arabia 7357  3.84%
Greece 7347  3.84%
Fmk 7264  3.80%
Czechoslovakia 7098  3.71%
Continental dollars 7019  3.67%
Brazil 6943  3.63%
Japan 6803  3.55%
fen 6747  3.53%
Spain 6607  3.45%
Hungary 6549  3.42%