Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 370138 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 country	Searches	Percentage
NUr$	13950	10.10%
NUr$	13950	10.10%
GS	12255	8.88%
SKr	10498	7.60%
Ptas	9472	6.86%
RO	9006	6.52%
Euro	5404	3.91%
FKr	5338	3.87%
CFA Franc	5270	3.82%
Mexico	5171	3.75%
Czechoslovakia	5023	3.64%
Fmk	4934	3.57%
Continental dollars	4885	3.54%
Saudi Arabia	4852	3.51%
Greece	4833	3.50%
Japan	4710	3.41%
fen	4704	3.41%
Brazil	4623	3.35%
Spain	4604	3.33%
Hungary	4533	3.28%