Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 295927 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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Euro 4763 4.25%
FKr 4707 4.20%
CFA Franc 4635 4.13%
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Mexico 4384 3.91%
Fmk 4296 3.83%
Continental dollars 4259 3.80%
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Hungary 3902 3.48%
Japan 3870 3.45%
Republic of China 3834 3.42%
gilder 3807 3.40%