Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 523202 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$ 19328  10.09%
NUr$ 19328  10.09%
GS 14834  7.74%
SKr 13318  6.95%
Ptas 12405  6.47%
RO 11477  5.99%
FKr 8327  4.35%
CFA Franc 7883  4.11%
Euro 7474  3.90%
Mexico 7391  3.86%
Saudi Arabia 7375  3.85%
Greece 7360  3.84%
Fmk 7272  3.79%
Czechoslovakia 7106  3.71%
Continental dollars 7027  3.67%
Brazil 6953  3.63%
Japan 6815  3.56%
fen 6757  3.53%
Spain 6618  3.45%
Hungary 6560  3.42%