Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 486973 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$ 18142  10.05%
NUr$ 18142  10.05%
GS 14250  7.89%
SKr 12797  7.09%
Ptas 12017  6.66%
RO 10948  6.06%
FKr 7576  4.20%
CFA Franc 7303  4.05%
Euro 7150  3.96%
Mexico 6972  3.86%
Czechoslovakia 6774  3.75%
Fmk 6772  3.75%
Greece 6725  3.73%
Continental dollars 6656  3.69%
Saudi Arabia 6598  3.65%
Brazil 6462  3.58%
fen 6419  3.56%
Japan 6388  3.54%
Spain 6262  3.47%
Hungary 6144  3.40%