Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 141890 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$ 6070 11.03%
NUr$ 6070 11.03%
SKr 5083 9.24%
RO 3900 7.09%
Ptas 3206 5.83%
CFA Franc 2446 4.45%
FKr 2357 4.28%
Euro 2350 4.27%
Fmk 2284 4.15%
Czechoslovakia 2212 4.02%
Saudi Arabia 2124 3.86%
Mexico 2028 3.69%
Greece 1953 3.55%
Spain 1902 3.46%
Hungary 1882 3.42%
Continental dollars 1874 3.41%
Republic of China 1866 3.39%
Brazil 1851 3.36%
gilder 1838 3.34%
Japan 1722 3.13%