Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 497181 search inquires.

Selected title: Euro
Explanation: Monetary unit adopted by 12 European Union (EU) countries on 1 Jan. 2002 - Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal and Spain. Monetary control was to move to the European Central Bank (ECB), which would set a single interest rate for the 11 countries. The three other members of the EU Denmark, Sweden and the U.K. were not adopting the euro, at least for the time being. The euro entered full circulation in the middle of 2002

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.

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Currency or countrySearchesPercentage
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NUr$ 18432 10.07%
GS 14356 7.85%
SKr 12921 7.06%
Ptas 12100 6.61%
RO 11050 6.04%
FKr 7748 4.23%
CFA Franc 7443 4.07%
Euro 7210 3.94%
Mexico 7051 3.85%
Fmk 6939 3.79%
Greece 6852 3.74%
Czechoslovakia 6841 3.74%
Continental dollars 6750 3.69%
Saudi Arabia 6736 3.68%
Brazil 6561 3.59%
fen 6496 3.55%
Japan 6472 3.54%
Spain 6348 3.47%
Hungary 6242 3.41%