Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 254567 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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NUr$ 10434 10.56%
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RO 7487 7.58%
Ptas 7008 7.09%
Euro 4235 4.29%
FKr 4200 4.25%
CFA Franc 4115 4.17%
Czechoslovakia 3876 3.92%
Mexico 3792 3.84%
Fmk 3790 3.84%
Continental dollars 3676 3.72%
Saudi Arabia 3651 3.70%
Greece 3643 3.69%
Brazil 3464 3.51%
Spain 3429 3.47%
Hungary 3379 3.42%
Republic of China 3312 3.35%
gilder 3299 3.34%
Japan 3242 3.28%