Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 472830 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$ 17820  10.07%
NUr$ 17820  10.07%
GS 14085  7.96%
SKr 12612  7.13%
Ptas 11849  6.70%
RO 10810  6.11%
FKr 7361  4.16%
CFA Franc 7097  4.01%
Euro 7009  3.96%
Mexico 6855  3.87%
Czechoslovakia 6621  3.74%
Fmk 6605  3.73%
Greece 6517  3.68%
Continental dollars 6510  3.68%
Saudi Arabia 6425  3.63%
Brazil 6295  3.56%
fen 6276  3.55%
Japan 6264  3.54%
Spain 6113  3.45%
Hungary 6012  3.40%