Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 512045 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$ 18890  10.08%
NUr$ 18890  10.08%
GS 14581  7.78%
SKr 13138  7.01%
Ptas 12248  6.53%
RO 11235  5.99%
FKr 8057  4.30%
CFA Franc 7709  4.11%
Euro 7332  3.91%
Mexico 7236  3.86%
Saudi Arabia 7130  3.80%
Fmk 7128  3.80%
Greece 7108  3.79%
Czechoslovakia 6957  3.71%
Continental dollars 6872  3.67%
Brazil 6795  3.63%
Japan 6619  3.53%
fen 6612  3.53%
Spain 6484  3.46%
Hungary 6395  3.41%