Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 522372 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$ 19298  10.09%
NUr$ 19298  10.09%
GS 14811  7.74%
SKr 13304  6.96%
Ptas 12396  6.48%
RO 11461  5.99%
FKr 8305  4.34%
CFA Franc 7874  4.12%
Euro 7461  3.90%
Mexico 7376  3.86%
Saudi Arabia 7352  3.84%
Greece 7341  3.84%
Fmk 7261  3.80%
Czechoslovakia 7095  3.71%
Continental dollars 7016  3.67%
Brazil 6935  3.63%
Japan 6799  3.55%
fen 6745  3.53%
Spain 6603  3.45%
Hungary 6543  3.42%