Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 539589 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$ 19976  10.11%
NUr$ 19976  10.11%
GS 15215  7.70%
SKr 13645  6.90%
Ptas 12634  6.39%
RO 11849  5.99%
FKr 8712  4.41%
CFA Franc 8102  4.10%
Greece 7729  3.91%
Saudi Arabia 7714  3.90%
Euro 7681  3.89%
Mexico 7608  3.85%
Fmk 7492  3.79%
Czechoslovakia 7301  3.69%
Continental dollars 7219  3.65%
Brazil 7160  3.62%
Japan 7102  3.59%
fen 6956  3.52%
Spain 6818  3.45%
Hungary 6791  3.44%