Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 456676 search inquires.

Selected title: Cape Verde
Explanation: Official name: Republic of Cape Verde. Monetary unit: Portuguese overseas escudo at par with Portuguese escudo. Cape Verde escudo replaced the Portuguese overseas escudo in 1968. Current Monetary unit: 1 escudo (C.V.Esc) = 100 centavos

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Currency or countrySearchesPercentage
NUr$ 17222  10.10%
NUr$ 17222  10.10%
GS 13798  8.09%
SKr 12288  7.20%
Ptas 11555  6.77%
RO 10543  6.18%
FKr 6974  4.09%
CFA Franc 6777  3.97%
Euro 6758  3.96%
Mexico 6609  3.87%
Czechoslovakia 6328  3.71%
Fmk 6279  3.68%
Continental dollars 6223  3.65%
Greece 6206  3.64%
Saudi Arabia 6157  3.61%
Brazil 6022  3.53%
fen 6003  3.52%
Japan 5988  3.51%
Spain 5870  3.44%
Hungary 5771  3.38%