Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 78929 search inquires.

Selected term: 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$ 3520 12.98%
NUr$ 3520 12.98%
SKr 1994 7.35%
FKr 1398 5.15%
Fmk 1298 4.78%
Saudi Arabia 1180 4.35%
CFA Franc 1171 4.32%
Czechoslovakia 1132 4.17%
Euro 1125 4.15%
RO 1071 3.95%
Mexico 1064 3.92%
Greece 1043 3.84%
gilder 1026 3.78%
Spain 1001 3.69%
Brazil 978 3.61%
Republic of China 977 3.60%
Hungary 948 3.49%
Continental dollars 927 3.42%
Japan 902 3.33%
Thailand 845 3.11%