Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 503470 search inquires.

Random title: 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 title you were looking for, or if you know a title 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$ 18646 10.09%
NUr$ 18646 10.09%
GS 14441 7.81%
SKr 13010 7.04%
Ptas 12155 6.58%
RO 11117 6.01%
FKr 7880 4.26%
CFA Franc 7562 4.09%
Euro 7257 3.93%
Mexico 7119 3.85%
Fmk 7021 3.80%
Greece 6960 3.77%
Saudi Arabia 6906 3.74%
Czechoslovakia 6880 3.72%
Continental dollars 6797 3.68%
Brazil 6633 3.59%
fen 6541 3.54%
Japan 6527 3.53%
Spain 6393 3.46%
Hungary 6323 3.42%