Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 129565 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$ 5432 11.13%
NUr$ 5432 11.13%
SKr 4472 9.16%
RO 3263 6.69%
Ptas 2602 5.33%
CFA Franc 2182 4.47%
FKr 2158 4.42%
Euro 2074 4.25%
Fmk 2074 4.25%
Czechoslovakia 1992 4.08%
Saudi Arabia 1938 3.97%
Mexico 1807 3.70%
Greece 1763 3.61%
Spain 1714 3.51%
Hungary 1685 3.45%
Republic of China 1666 3.41%
Brazil 1665 3.41%
Continental dollars 1651 3.38%
gilder 1647 3.37%
Japan 1533 3.14%