Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 535154 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$ 19790  10.11%
NUr$ 19790  10.11%
GS 15090  7.71%
SKr 13523  6.91%
Ptas 12563  6.42%
RO 11738  6.00%
FKr 8594  4.39%
CFA Franc 8031  4.10%
Greece 7619  3.89%
Saudi Arabia 7612  3.89%
Euro 7606  3.89%
Mexico 7529  3.85%
Fmk 7413  3.79%
Czechoslovakia 7227  3.69%
Continental dollars 7159  3.66%
Brazil 7090  3.62%
Japan 7005  3.58%
fen 6882  3.52%
Spain 6753  3.45%
Hungary 6714  3.43%