Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 435508 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

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Currency or countrySearchesPercentage
NUr$ 16242  10.16%
NUr$ 16242  10.16%
GS 13284  8.31%
SKr 11711  7.33%
Ptas 11077  6.93%
RO 10042  6.28%
FKr 6332  3.96%
Euro 6284  3.93%
CFA Franc 6227  3.90%
Mexico 6130  3.84%
Czechoslovakia 5853  3.66%
Fmk 5812  3.64%
Continental dollars 5772  3.61%
Saudi Arabia 5707  3.57%
Greece 5693  3.56%
fen 5549  3.47%
Japan 5545  3.47%
Brazil 5524  3.46%
Spain 5415  3.39%
Hungary 5340  3.34%