Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 451207 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$ 17012  10.11%
NUr$ 17012  10.11%
GS 13668  8.12%
SKr 12165  7.23%
Ptas 11446  6.80%
RO 10425  6.20%
FKr 6823  4.06%
CFA Franc 6661  3.96%
Euro 6659  3.96%
Mexico 6485  3.85%
Czechoslovakia 6225  3.70%
Fmk 6162  3.66%
Continental dollars 6118  3.64%
Greece 6072  3.61%
Saudi Arabia 6063  3.60%
Brazil 5912  3.51%
fen 5909  3.51%
Japan 5898  3.51%
Spain 5771  3.43%
Hungary 5690  3.38%