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 416993 search inquires. Search for a currency Please type in the collecting title you would like to search ... Selected title: Cyprus, Republic of Explanation: Official name: Republic of Cyprus. Monetary unit: Pound sterling (£) with local coinage (1,000 mils = 1£). Cyprus pound (£C) replaced pound sterling in 1977 with Cyprus pound (£C) = 100 cents. The Euro was launched on January 1, 1999 and became the sole legal tender on January 1, 2008. The fixed rate of exchange is 0.585274 Cypriot Pounds 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 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$ 15530 10.20% NUr$ 15530 10.20% GS 12949 8.51% SKr 11370 7.47% Ptas 10739 7.05% RO 9690 6.37% Euro 5958 3.91% FKr 5873 3.86% Mexico 5815 3.82% CFA Franc 5810 3.82% Czechoslovakia 5541 3.64% Fmk 5489 3.61% Continental dollars 5415 3.56% Saudi Arabia 5380 3.53% Greece 5369 3.53% fen 5231 3.44% Japan 5229 3.44% Brazil 5134 3.37% Spain 5117 3.36% Hungary 5023 3.30% 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