Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 215905 search inquires.

Selected 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$ 9288 10.70%
NUr$ 9288 10.70%
SKr 7638 8.80%
RO 6919 7.97%
Ptas 6154 7.09%
Euro 3776 4.35%
FKr 3764 4.34%
CFA Franc 3505 4.04%
Fmk 3342 3.85%
Czechoslovakia 3336 3.84%
Mexico 3206 3.69%
Continental dollars 3205 3.69%
Saudi Arabia 3156 3.64%
Greece 3015 3.47%
Spain 2934 3.38%
Brazil 2898 3.34%
Republic of China 2879 3.32%
gilder 2869 3.31%
Hungary 2868 3.30%
Japan 2743 3.16%