Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 496640 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$ 18424 10.07%
NUr$ 18424 10.07%
GS 14353 7.85%
SKr 12914 7.06%
Ptas 12097 6.61%
RO 11049 6.04%
FKr 7744 4.23%
CFA Franc 7436 4.07%
Euro 7206 3.94%
Mexico 7048 3.85%
Fmk 6934 3.79%
Greece 6847 3.74%
Czechoslovakia 6837 3.74%
Continental dollars 6746 3.69%
Saudi Arabia 6727 3.68%
Brazil 6558 3.59%
fen 6493 3.55%
Japan 6469 3.54%
Spain 6346 3.47%
Hungary 6239 3.41%