Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 538543 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$ 19930  10.11%
NUr$ 19930  10.11%
GS 15179  7.70%
SKr 13622  6.91%
Ptas 12615  6.40%
RO 11821  5.99%
FKr 8681  4.40%
CFA Franc 8084  4.10%
Greece 7698  3.90%
Saudi Arabia 7690  3.90%
Euro 7663  3.89%
Mexico 7587  3.85%
Fmk 7469  3.79%
Czechoslovakia 7282  3.69%
Continental dollars 7208  3.66%
Brazil 7141  3.62%
Japan 7076  3.59%
fen 6940  3.52%
Spain 6798  3.45%
Hungary 6772  3.43%