Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 492966 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$ 18376  10.08%
NUr$ 18376  10.08%
GS 14324  7.86%
SKr 12871  7.06%
Ptas 12078  6.63%
RO 11027  6.05%
FKr 7687  4.22%
CFA Franc 7391  4.06%
Euro 7191  3.95%
Mexico 7023  3.85%
Fmk 6880  3.78%
Czechoslovakia 6822  3.74%
Greece 6806  3.73%
Continental dollars 6723  3.69%
Saudi Arabia 6666  3.66%
Brazil 6528  3.58%
fen 6479  3.56%
Japan 6447  3.54%
Spain 6329  3.47%
Hungary 6218  3.41%