Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 5851 search inquires.

Random term: Ireland

Explanation: Official name: Ireland. Monetary unit: 1 Irish pound (£Ir) = 100 new pence. The Euro was launched on January 1, 1999 and became the sole legal tender on January 1, 2002. The fixed rate of exchange is 0.787564 Irish Pounds to 1 Euro. Current Monetary unit: 1 Euro = 100 cents

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Currency or country	Searches	Percentage
Greece	145	6.57%
CFA Franc	142	6.43%
NUr$	139	6.30%
NUr$	139	6.30%
SKr	136	6.16%
Spain	134	6.07%
Euro	121	5.48%
gilder	119	5.39%
Saudi Arabia	113	5.12%
FKr	112	5.07%
Republic of China	108	4.89%
RO	103	4.66%
Czechoslovakia	99	4.48%
Hungary	91	4.12%
Mexico	87	3.94%
Thailand	86	3.89%
Canada	85	3.85%
Japan	84	3.80%
India	83	3.76%
Continental dollars	82	3.71%