Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 496672 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$ 18424 10.07%
GS 14353 7.85%
SKr 12914 7.06%
Ptas 12097 6.61%
RO 11049 6.04%
FKr 7746 4.23%
CFA Franc 7437 4.07%
Euro 7206 3.94%
Mexico 7048 3.85%
Fmk 6935 3.79%
Greece 6848 3.74%
Czechoslovakia 6837 3.74%
Continental dollars 6746 3.69%
Saudi Arabia 6728 3.68%
Brazil 6558 3.59%
fen 6493 3.55%
Japan 6469 3.54%
Spain 6346 3.47%
Hungary 6239 3.41%