Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 169909 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$ 7390 10.96%
NUr$ 7390 10.96%
SKr 6256 9.28%
RO 5094 7.55%
Ptas 4380 6.50%
CFA Franc 2884 4.28%
Euro 2865 4.25%
FKr 2737 4.06%
Fmk 2672 3.96%
Czechoslovakia 2662 3.95%
Saudi Arabia 2520 3.74%
Mexico 2464 3.65%
Greece 2362 3.50%
Continental dollars 2346 3.48%
Spain 2288 3.39%
Republic of China 2268 3.36%
Brazil 2250 3.34%
Hungary 2248 3.33%
gilder 2234 3.31%
Japan 2102 3.12%