Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 540207 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$ 20004  10.10%
NUr$ 20004  10.10%
GS 15230  7.69%
SKr 13658  6.90%
Ptas 12648  6.39%
RO 11862  5.99%
FKr 8726  4.41%
CFA Franc 8113  4.10%
Greece 7746  3.91%
Saudi Arabia 7728  3.90%
Euro 7694  3.89%
Mexico 7625  3.85%
Fmk 7503  3.79%
Czechoslovakia 7314  3.69%
Continental dollars 7241  3.66%
Brazil 7175  3.62%
Japan 7113  3.59%
fen 6969  3.52%
Spain 6829  3.45%
Hungary 6801  3.44%