Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 498722 search inquires.

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

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NUr$ 18482 10.08%
NUr$ 18482 10.08%
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SKr 12942 7.06%
Ptas 12115 6.61%
RO 11064 6.03%
FKr 7773 4.24%
CFA Franc 7479 4.08%
Euro 7220 3.94%
Mexico 7064 3.85%
Fmk 6957 3.79%
Greece 6876 3.75%
Czechoslovakia 6847 3.73%
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Continental dollars 6759 3.69%
Brazil 6575 3.59%
fen 6506 3.55%
Japan 6481 3.53%
Spain 6359 3.47%
Hungary 6261 3.41%