Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 434855 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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NUr$ 16210  10.17%
GS 13272  8.32%
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Ptas 11065  6.94%
RO 10028  6.29%
FKr 6310  3.96%
Euro 6266  3.93%
CFA Franc 6211  3.90%
Mexico 6115  3.83%
Czechoslovakia 5839  3.66%
Fmk 5799  3.64%
Continental dollars 5757  3.61%
Saudi Arabia 5692  3.57%
Greece 5682  3.56%
fen 5535  3.47%
Japan 5532  3.47%
Brazil 5512  3.46%
Spain 5403  3.39%
Hungary 5325  3.34%