Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 466179 search inquires.

Selected title: Vatican City, State of the
Explanation: Monetary Unit: 1 Lira (Lit plural lire) = 100 centésimi. The Euro was launched on January 1, 1999 and became the sole legal tender on January 1, 2002. Current Monetary unit: 1 Euro = 100 cents

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Currency or countrySearchesPercentage
NUr$ 17574  10.07%
NUr$ 17574  10.07%
GS 13972  8.00%
SKr 12498  7.16%
Ptas 11735  6.72%
RO 10705  6.13%
FKr 7213  4.13%
CFA Franc 6972  3.99%
Euro 6917  3.96%
Mexico 6771  3.88%
Czechoslovakia 6517  3.73%
Fmk 6481  3.71%
Continental dollars 6417  3.68%
Greece 6404  3.67%
Saudi Arabia 6337  3.63%
Brazil 6187  3.54%
fen 6169  3.53%
Japan 6165  3.53%
Spain 6019  3.45%
Hungary 5917  3.39%