Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 370153 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$ 13950 10.10%
NUr$ 13950 10.10%
GS 12255 8.88%
SKr 10498 7.60%
Ptas 9472 6.86%
RO 9006 6.52%
Euro 5404 3.91%
FKr 5338 3.87%
CFA Franc 5270 3.82%
Mexico 5171 3.75%
Czechoslovakia 5023 3.64%
Fmk 4934 3.57%
Continental dollars 4885 3.54%
Saudi Arabia 4852 3.51%
Greece 4833 3.50%
Japan 4710 3.41%
fen 4704 3.41%
Brazil 4623 3.35%
Spain 4604 3.33%
Hungary 4533 3.28%