Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 165705 search inquires.

Selected term: Euro
Explanation: Monetary unit adopted by 12 European Union (EU) countries on 1 Jan. 2002 - Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal and Spain. Monetary control was to move to the European Central Bank (ECB), which would set a single interest rate for the 11 countries. The three other members of the EU Denmark, Sweden and the U.K. were not adopting the euro, at least for the time being. The euro entered full circulation in the middle of 2002

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 term you were looking for, or if you know a term 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$ 7222 11.01%
NUr$ 7222 11.01%
SKr 6105 9.31%
RO 4926 7.51%
Ptas 4209 6.42%
CFA Franc 2804 4.28%
Euro 2791 4.26%
FKr 2670 4.07%
Fmk 2607 3.97%
Czechoslovakia 2591 3.95%
Saudi Arabia 2449 3.73%
Mexico 2393 3.65%
Greece 2293 3.50%
Continental dollars 2280 3.48%
Spain 2223 3.39%
Republic of China 2196 3.35%
Brazil 2190 3.34%
Hungary 2188 3.34%
gilder 2175 3.32%
Japan 2043 3.11%