Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 507359 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$ 18776  10.09%
NUr$ 18776  10.09%
GS 14516  7.80%
SKr 13073  7.02%
Ptas 12206  6.56%
RO 11171  6.00%
FKr 7967  4.28%
CFA Franc 7640  4.10%
Euro 7295  3.92%
Mexico 7174  3.85%
Fmk 7082  3.80%
Greece 7035  3.78%
Saudi Arabia 7016  3.77%
Czechoslovakia 6923  3.72%
Continental dollars 6841  3.67%
Brazil 6703  3.60%
fen 6582  3.54%
Japan 6578  3.53%
Spain 6438  3.46%
Hungary 6358  3.42%