Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 212610 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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Currency or countrySearchesPercentage
NUr$ 9158 10.73%
NUr$ 9158 10.73%
SKr 7567 8.87%
RO 6852 8.03%
Ptas 6085 7.13%
Euro 3708 4.35%
FKr 3702 4.34%
CFA Franc 3439 4.03%
Fmk 3276 3.84%
Czechoslovakia 3258 3.82%
Continental dollars 3143 3.68%
Mexico 3132 3.67%
Saudi Arabia 3091 3.62%
Greece 2953 3.46%
Spain 2866 3.36%
Brazil 2835 3.32%
Republic of China 2814 3.30%
gilder 2806 3.29%
Hungary 2805 3.29%
Japan 2667 3.13%