Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 539936 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$ 19996  10.11%
NUr$ 19996  10.11%
GS 15221  7.69%
SKr 13653  6.90%
Ptas 12643  6.39%
RO 11857  5.99%
FKr 8721  4.41%
CFA Franc 8109  4.10%
Greece 7742  3.91%
Saudi Arabia 7721  3.90%
Euro 7690  3.89%
Mexico 7618  3.85%
Fmk 7498  3.79%
Czechoslovakia 7308  3.69%
Continental dollars 7234  3.66%
Brazil 7172  3.62%
Japan 7109  3.59%
fen 6965  3.52%
Spain 6825  3.45%
Hungary 6795  3.43%