Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 454211 search inquires.

Selected title: Germany, Federal Republic of
Explanation: Monetary unit: 1 Deutsche Mark (DM) = 100 pfennige. The Euro was launched on January 1, 1999 and became the sole legal tender on January 1, 2002. The fixed rate of exchange is 1.95583 Deutsche Marks to 1 Euro. Current Monetary unit: 1 Euro = 100 cents

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Currency or countrySearchesPercentage
NUr$ 17114  10.10%
NUr$ 17114  10.10%
GS 13729  8.10%
SKr 12242  7.22%
Ptas 11497  6.78%
RO 10487  6.19%
FKr 6896  4.07%
CFA Franc 6722  3.97%
Euro 6715  3.96%
Mexico 6553  3.87%
Czechoslovakia 6275  3.70%
Fmk 6222  3.67%
Continental dollars 6164  3.64%
Greece 6145  3.63%
Saudi Arabia 6111  3.61%
Brazil 5972  3.52%
fen 5965  3.52%
Japan 5941  3.51%
Spain 5832  3.44%
Hungary 5736  3.38%