Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 491922 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$ 18354  10.08%
NUr$ 18354  10.08%
GS 14312  7.86%
SKr 12858  7.06%
Ptas 12070  6.63%
RO 11017  6.05%
FKr 7670  4.21%
CFA Franc 7382  4.06%
Euro 7187  3.95%
Mexico 7013  3.85%
Fmk 6866  3.77%
Czechoslovakia 6817  3.75%
Greece 6790  3.73%
Continental dollars 6714  3.69%
Saudi Arabia 6651  3.65%
Brazil 6519  3.58%
fen 6473  3.56%
Japan 6436  3.54%
Spain 6323  3.47%
Hungary 6209  3.41%