Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 531747 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$ 19664  10.10%
NUr$ 19664  10.10%
GS 15024  7.72%
SKr 13471  6.92%
Ptas 12519  6.43%
RO 11664  5.99%
FKr 8517  4.38%
CFA Franc 7987  4.10%
Euro 7572  3.89%
Greece 7553  3.88%
Saudi Arabia 7549  3.88%
Mexico 7492  3.85%
Fmk 7376  3.79%
Czechoslovakia 7194  3.70%
Continental dollars 7116  3.66%
Brazil 7056  3.63%
Japan 6953  3.57%
fen 6845  3.52%
Spain 6709  3.45%
Hungary 6665  3.42%