Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 536376 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$ 19840  10.11%
NUr$ 19840  10.11%
GS 15122  7.71%
SKr 13550  6.91%
Ptas 12577  6.41%
RO 11767  6.00%
FKr 8624  4.40%
CFA Franc 8046  4.10%
Greece 7645  3.90%
Saudi Arabia 7640  3.89%
Euro 7622  3.88%
Mexico 7550  3.85%
Fmk 7429  3.79%
Czechoslovakia 7250  3.69%
Continental dollars 7176  3.66%
Brazil 7105  3.62%
Japan 7029  3.58%
fen 6900  3.52%
Spain 6769  3.45%
Hungary 6734  3.43%