Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 514873 search inquires.

Selected title: Greece
Explanation: Official name: Hellenic Republic. Monetary unit: 1 drachma (Dr) = 100 lepta. The Euro was launched on January 1, 1999 and became the sole legal tender on January 1, 2011. The fixed rate of exchange is 340.750 Greek Drachmas to 1 Euro. Current Monetary unit: 1 Euro = 100 cents

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Currency or countrySearchesPercentage
NUr$ 18964  10.08%
NUr$ 18964  10.08%
GS 14624  7.77%
SKr 13177  7.00%
Ptas 12274  6.52%
RO 11274  5.99%
FKr 8106  4.31%
CFA Franc 7756  4.12%
Euro 7359  3.91%
Mexico 7262  3.86%
Saudi Arabia 7177  3.81%
Fmk 7158  3.80%
Greece 7148  3.80%
Czechoslovakia 6980  3.71%
Continental dollars 6901  3.67%
Brazil 6818  3.62%
Japan 6650  3.53%
fen 6636  3.53%
Spain 6503  3.46%
Hungary 6417  3.41%