Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 170044 search inquires.

Random term: zaïre

Explanation: The monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire), equal to 100 makuta

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Currency or country	Searches	Percentage
NUr$	7396	10.96%
NUr$	7396	10.96%
SKr	6261	9.28%
RO	5107	7.57%
Ptas	4383	6.49%
CFA Franc	2888	4.28%
Euro	2871	4.25%
FKr	2739	4.06%
Fmk	2675	3.96%
Czechoslovakia	2666	3.95%
Saudi Arabia	2522	3.74%
Mexico	2468	3.66%
Greece	2365	3.50%
Continental dollars	2351	3.48%
Spain	2292	3.40%
Republic of China	2272	3.37%
Brazil	2252	3.34%
Hungary	2250	3.33%
gilder	2238	3.32%
Japan	2104	3.12%