Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 459890 search inquires.

Selected title: Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Explanation: (French overseas territory near Newfoundland, Canada) Monetary unit: 1 CFA franc = 100 centimes. French (metropolitan) franc replaced the CFA franc in 1976

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Currency or countrySearchesPercentage
NUr$ 17356  10.08%
NUr$ 17356  10.08%
GS 13876  8.06%
SKr 12366  7.19%
Ptas 11619  6.75%
RO 10605  6.16%
FKr 7078  4.11%
CFA Franc 6847  3.98%
Euro 6820  3.96%
Mexico 6671  3.88%
Czechoslovakia 6404  3.72%
Fmk 6349  3.69%
Continental dollars 6301  3.66%
Greece 6283  3.65%
Saudi Arabia 6228  3.62%
Brazil 6078  3.53%
fen 6065  3.52%
Japan 6052  3.52%
Spain 5919  3.44%
Hungary 5822  3.38%