Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 498918 search inquires.

Selected title: sovereign
Explanation: A gold coin of the United Kingdom, equal to one pound sterling; went out of circulation in 1914

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Currency or countrySearchesPercentage
NUr$ 18482 10.08%
NUr$ 18482 10.08%
GS 14368 7.83%
SKr 12942 7.06%
Ptas 12115 6.61%
RO 11064 6.03%
FKr 7773 4.24%
CFA Franc 7479 4.08%
Euro 7220 3.94%
Mexico 7064 3.85%
Fmk 6957 3.79%
Greece 6876 3.75%
Czechoslovakia 6847 3.73%
Saudi Arabia 6779 3.70%
Continental dollars 6759 3.69%
Brazil 6575 3.59%
fen 6506 3.55%
Japan 6481 3.53%
Spain 6359 3.47%
Hungary 6261 3.41%