Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 502384 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$ 18612 10.09%
NUr$ 18612 10.09%
GS 14421 7.82%
SKr 12987 7.04%
Ptas 12146 6.58%
RO 11100 6.02%
FKr 7856 4.26%
CFA Franc 7549 4.09%
Euro 7244 3.93%
Mexico 7105 3.85%
Fmk 7013 3.80%
Greece 6939 3.76%
Czechoslovakia 6873 3.73%
Saudi Arabia 6873 3.73%
Continental dollars 6790 3.68%
Brazil 6620 3.59%
fen 6535 3.54%
Japan 6517 3.53%
Spain 6384 3.46%
Hungary 6310 3.42%