Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 500537 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$ 18534 10.08%
NUr$ 18534 10.08%
GS 14392 7.83%
SKr 12958 7.05%
Ptas 12125 6.59%
RO 11076 6.02%
FKr 7816 4.25%
CFA Franc 7511 4.08%
Euro 7230 3.93%
Mexico 7083 3.85%
Fmk 6986 3.80%
Greece 6909 3.76%
Czechoslovakia 6858 3.73%
Saudi Arabia 6814 3.71%
Continental dollars 6770 3.68%
Brazil 6594 3.59%
fen 6517 3.54%
Japan 6499 3.53%
Spain 6372 3.47%
Hungary 6291 3.42%