Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 526245 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$ 19458  10.10%
NUr$ 19458  10.10%
GS 14910  7.74%
SKr 13367  6.94%
Ptas 12447  6.46%
RO 11552  5.99%
FKr 8400  4.36%
CFA Franc 7922  4.11%
Euro 7507  3.90%
Saudi Arabia 7447  3.86%
Greece 7434  3.86%
Mexico 7424  3.85%
Fmk 7302  3.79%
Czechoslovakia 7134  3.70%
Continental dollars 7058  3.66%
Brazil 6990  3.63%
Japan 6869  3.56%
fen 6787  3.52%
Spain 6649  3.45%
Hungary 6597  3.42%