Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 266658 search inquires.

Selected title: Spain
Explanation: Official name: Kingdom of Spain. Monetary unit: 1 peseta (Pta plural Ptas) = 100 céntimos. The Euro was launched on January 1, 1999 and became the sole legal tender on January 1, 2002. The fixed rate of exchange is 166.386 peseta to 1 Euro. Current Monetary unit: 1 Euro = 100 cents

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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NUr$ 10778 10.52%
NUr$ 10778 10.52%
SKr 8568 8.36%
RO 7660 7.47%
Ptas 7345 7.17%
Euro 4376 4.27%
FKr 4332 4.23%
CFA Franc 4255 4.15%
Czechoslovakia 4026 3.93%
Mexico 3963 3.87%
Fmk 3921 3.83%
Continental dollars 3828 3.74%
Saudi Arabia 3824 3.73%
Greece 3803 3.71%
Brazil 3626 3.54%
Spain 3567 3.48%
Hungary 3511 3.43%
Republic of China 3455 3.37%
gilder 3437 3.35%
Japan 3408 3.33%