Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 508621 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$ 18796  10.08%
NUr$ 18796  10.08%
GS 14529  7.79%
SKr 13085  7.02%
Ptas 12213  6.55%
RO 11189  6.00%
FKr 7988  4.28%
CFA Franc 7653  4.10%
Euro 7300  3.92%
Mexico 7182  3.85%
Fmk 7093  3.80%
Greece 7051  3.78%
Saudi Arabia 7049  3.78%
Czechoslovakia 6930  3.72%
Continental dollars 6847  3.67%
Brazil 6731  3.61%
fen 6589  3.53%
Japan 6586  3.53%
Spain 6446  3.46%
Hungary 6369  3.42%