Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 215143 search inquires.

Selected title: Yemen Arab Republic
Explanation: (see Yemen) From 1962 to about 1970 the Yemen Arab Republic also used 40 bogshahs = 1 rial (worth much less than the Royalist Rial) and finally around 1970 converted to 100 fils = 1 Rial. Monetary unit: 1 Yemen Rial (YRls) = 100 fils

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NUr$ 9258 10.71%
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RO 6901 7.98%
Ptas 6140 7.10%
Euro 3759 4.35%
FKr 3750 4.34%
CFA Franc 3491 4.04%
Fmk 3326 3.85%
Czechoslovakia 3320 3.84%
Mexico 3190 3.69%
Continental dollars 3190 3.69%
Saudi Arabia 3141 3.63%
Greece 2999 3.47%
Spain 2921 3.38%
Brazil 2882 3.33%
Republic of China 2861 3.31%
gilder 2856 3.30%
Hungary 2854 3.30%
Japan 2722 3.15%