Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 535094 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$ 19788  10.11%
NUr$ 19788  10.11%
GS 15089  7.71%
SKr 13520  6.91%
Ptas 12562  6.42%
RO 11735  6.00%
FKr 8591  4.39%
CFA Franc 8030  4.10%
Greece 7617  3.89%
Saudi Arabia 7610  3.89%
Euro 7605  3.89%
Mexico 7527  3.85%
Fmk 7411  3.79%
Czechoslovakia 7226  3.69%
Continental dollars 7157  3.66%
Brazil 7089  3.62%
Japan 7003  3.58%
fen 6881  3.52%
Spain 6752  3.45%
Hungary 6713  3.43%