Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 370887 search inquires.

Selected title: Spain
Explanation: Official name: Kingdom of Spain. Monetary unit: 1 peseta (Pta plural Ptas) = 100 céntimos. The Euro was launched on January 1, 1999 and became the sole legal tender on January 1, 2002. The fixed rate of exchange is 166.386 peseta to 1 Euro. Current Monetary unit: 1 Euro = 100 cents

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$ 13984 10.11%
NUr$ 13984 10.11%
GS 12264 8.87%
SKr 10519 7.61%
Ptas 9508 6.88%
RO 9016 6.52%
Euro 5414 3.92%
FKr 5346 3.87%
CFA Franc 5284 3.82%
Mexico 5178 3.74%
Czechoslovakia 5031 3.64%
Fmk 4942 3.57%
Continental dollars 4895 3.54%
Saudi Arabia 4861 3.52%
Greece 4842 3.50%
Japan 4717 3.41%
fen 4711 3.41%
Brazil 4631 3.35%
Spain 4616 3.34%
Hungary 4541 3.28%