Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 541037 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$ 20040  10.10%
NUr$ 20040  10.10%
GS 15252  7.69%
SKr 13680  6.90%
Ptas 12664  6.38%
RO 11882  5.99%
FKr 8747  4.41%
CFA Franc 8125  4.10%
Greece 7767  3.92%
Saudi Arabia 7744  3.90%
Euro 7709  3.89%
Mexico 7647  3.85%
Fmk 7518  3.79%
Czechoslovakia 7324  3.69%
Continental dollars 7253  3.66%
Brazil 7192  3.63%
Japan 7135  3.60%
fen 6984  3.52%
Spain 6842  3.45%
Hungary 6817  3.44%