Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 266254 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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NUr$ 10766 10.52%
NUr$ 10766 10.52%
SKr 8558 8.36%
RO 7654 7.48%
Ptas 7333 7.17%
Euro 4369 4.27%
FKr 4325 4.23%
CFA Franc 4250 4.15%
Czechoslovakia 4021 3.93%
Mexico 3960 3.87%
Fmk 3918 3.83%
Continental dollars 3822 3.73%
Saudi Arabia 3816 3.73%
Greece 3794 3.71%
Brazil 3619 3.54%
Spain 3563 3.48%
Hungary 3504 3.42%
Republic of China 3449 3.37%
gilder 3432 3.35%
Japan 3401 3.32%