HomeFleur-de-coin.comGlossaryCurrencies & countries Currencies and countries The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 370316 search inquires. Search for a currency Please type in the collecting title you would like to search ... Selected title: Continental dollars Explanation: 1776 dated 'dollars' struck in pewter (scarce), brass (rare), copper (extremely rare) and silver (extremely rare). Although likely struck sometime later than 1776, these saw extensive circulation. The design was inspired by certain Benjamin Franklin sketches. Some of these were possibly struck as pattern 'cents' instead of 'dollars' 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 title you were looking for, or if you know a title which is not included in the Dictionary, please help us improve this service by reporting your findings. Most popular currency searches Currency or countrySearchesPercentage NUr$ 13960 10.10% NUr$ 13960 10.10% GS 12258 8.87% SKr 10506 7.60% Ptas 9477 6.86% RO 9008 6.52% Euro 5407 3.91% FKr 5340 3.87% CFA Franc 5274 3.82% Mexico 5173 3.74% Czechoslovakia 5025 3.64% Fmk 4936 3.57% Continental dollars 4887 3.54% Saudi Arabia 4853 3.51% Greece 4836 3.50% Japan 4711 3.41% fen 4705 3.41% Brazil 4626 3.35% Spain 4606 3.33% Hungary 4535 3.28% Resources Coin dictionary - hundreds of coin related titles and definitions Euro dictionary - the language of the new currency Currencies & countries - a list of currency symbols and information Wallpapers - free desktop wallpapers with coin themes Links Index - Links to websites about coins