Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 518104 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$ 19096  10.08%
NUr$ 19096  10.08%
GS 14702  7.76%
SKr 13232  6.98%
Ptas 12321  6.50%
RO 11352  5.99%
FKr 8190  4.32%
CFA Franc 7802  4.12%
Euro 7400  3.91%
Mexico 7314  3.86%
Saudi Arabia 7244  3.82%
Greece 7225  3.81%
Fmk 7202  3.80%
Czechoslovakia 7029  3.71%
Continental dollars 6947  3.67%
Brazil 6863  3.62%
Japan 6714  3.54%
fen 6683  3.53%
Spain 6542  3.45%
Hungary 6465  3.41%