Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 504993 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$ 18696 10.08%
NUr$ 18696 10.08%
GS 14479 7.81%
SKr 13031 7.03%
Ptas 12173 6.57%
RO 11136 6.01%
FKr 7914 4.27%
CFA Franc 7593 4.10%
Euro 7276 3.92%
Mexico 7145 3.85%
Fmk 7049 3.80%
Greece 6986 3.77%
Saudi Arabia 6949 3.75%
Czechoslovakia 6898 3.72%
Continental dollars 6817 3.68%
Brazil 6658 3.59%
fen 6559 3.54%
Japan 6550 3.53%
Spain 6410 3.46%
Hungary 6338 3.42%