Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 522052 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$ 19278  10.09%
NUr$ 19278  10.09%
GS 14802  7.74%
SKr 13300  6.96%
Ptas 12390  6.48%
RO 11452  5.99%
FKr 8295  4.34%
CFA Franc 7866  4.12%
Euro 7457  3.90%
Mexico 7373  3.86%
Saudi Arabia 7341  3.84%
Greece 7330  3.84%
Fmk 7256  3.80%
Czechoslovakia 7088  3.71%
Continental dollars 7009  3.67%
Brazil 6928  3.62%
Japan 6789  3.55%
fen 6740  3.53%
Spain 6597  3.45%
Hungary 6539  3.42%