Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 413825 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$ 15420 10.20%
NUr$ 15420 10.20%
GS 12899 8.53%
SKr 11323 7.49%
Ptas 10692 7.07%
RO 9644 6.38%
Euro 5917 3.91%
FKr 5831 3.86%
Mexico 5773 3.82%
CFA Franc 5771 3.82%
Czechoslovakia 5503 3.64%
Fmk 5445 3.60%
Continental dollars 5374 3.55%
Saudi Arabia 5341 3.53%
Greece 5329 3.52%
fen 5191 3.43%
Japan 5185 3.43%
Brazil 5096 3.37%
Spain 5078 3.36%
Hungary 4983 3.29%