Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 530202 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$ 19614  10.10%
NUr$ 19614  10.10%
GS 14993  7.72%
SKr 13451  6.93%
Ptas 12505  6.44%
RO 11640  6.00%
FKr 8488  4.37%
CFA Franc 7972  4.11%
Euro 7556  3.89%
Greece 7526  3.88%
Saudi Arabia 7522  3.87%
Mexico 7475  3.85%
Fmk 7361  3.79%
Czechoslovakia 7182  3.70%
Continental dollars 7105  3.66%
Brazil 7041  3.63%
Japan 6933  3.57%
fen 6833  3.52%
Spain 6695  3.45%
Hungary 6649  3.42%