Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 456083 search inquires.

Selected title: half penny
Explanation: Half pennies for half pence. A bronze coin of the United Kingdom, equal to half a penny use phased out in 1971. Also called a new half penny, a bronze coin of the United Kingdom, equal to half a new penny and equivalent to 1.2 old pence

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Currency or countrySearchesPercentage
NUr$ 17200  10.10%
NUr$ 17200  10.10%
GS 13783  8.09%
SKr 12279  7.21%
Ptas 11537  6.77%
RO 10528  6.18%
FKr 6953  4.08%
CFA Franc 6765  3.97%
Euro 6750  3.96%
Mexico 6595  3.87%
Czechoslovakia 6317  3.71%
Fmk 6269  3.68%
Continental dollars 6210  3.64%
Greece 6193  3.63%
Saudi Arabia 6150  3.61%
Brazil 6010  3.53%
fen 5991  3.52%
Japan 5981  3.51%
Spain 5863  3.44%
Hungary 5763  3.38%