Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 212630 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$ 9160 10.73%
NUr$ 9160 10.73%
SKr 7568 8.87%
RO 6854 8.03%
Ptas 6085 7.13%
Euro 3710 4.35%
FKr 3703 4.34%
CFA Franc 3441 4.03%
Fmk 3279 3.84%
Czechoslovakia 3260 3.82%
Continental dollars 3144 3.68%
Mexico 3135 3.67%
Saudi Arabia 3093 3.62%
Greece 2953 3.46%
Spain 2867 3.36%
Brazil 2837 3.32%
Republic of China 2815 3.30%
gilder 2807 3.29%
Hungary 2807 3.29%
Japan 2668 3.13%