Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 523371 search inquires.

Selected title: Qatar
Explanation: Official name: State of Qatar. Monetary unit: Indian rupee = 100 paise. Persian Gulf rupee replaced the Indian rupee. The Saudi Arabian riyal replaced the Persian Gulf rupee in 1966, Saudi Arabian riyal = 100 halalah. The Qatar/Dubai riyal replaced the Saudi Arabian riyal in 1967. The Qatar riyal replaced the Qatar/Dubai riyal at par on May 20, 1973. Current Monetary unit: 1 riyal (QR) = 100 dirhams

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Currency or countrySearchesPercentage
NUr$ 19336  10.09%
NUr$ 19336  10.09%
GS 14836  7.74%
SKr 13320  6.95%
Ptas 12411  6.47%
RO 11482  5.99%
FKr 8330  4.35%
CFA Franc 7885  4.11%
Euro 7475  3.90%
Mexico 7395  3.86%
Saudi Arabia 7378  3.85%
Greece 7367  3.84%
Fmk 7277  3.80%
Czechoslovakia 7106  3.71%
Continental dollars 7032  3.67%
Brazil 6958  3.63%
Japan 6820  3.56%
fen 6757  3.52%
Spain 6620  3.45%
Hungary 6565  3.42%