Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 523703 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$ 19350  10.09%
NUr$ 19350  10.09%
GS 14846  7.74%
SKr 13328  6.95%
Ptas 12415  6.47%
RO 11494  5.99%
FKr 8339  4.35%
CFA Franc 7893  4.11%
Euro 7478  3.90%
Mexico 7400  3.86%
Saudi Arabia 7384  3.85%
Greece 7375  3.84%
Fmk 7282  3.80%
Czechoslovakia 7110  3.71%
Continental dollars 7035  3.67%
Brazil 6962  3.63%
Japan 6829  3.56%
fen 6762  3.52%
Spain 6624  3.45%
Hungary 6568  3.42%