Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 498536 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$ 18474 10.08%
NUr$ 18474 10.08%
GS 14367 7.84%
SKr 12937 7.06%
Ptas 12114 6.61%
RO 11060 6.03%
FKr 7769 4.24%
CFA Franc 7474 4.08%
Euro 7218 3.94%
Mexico 7062 3.85%
Fmk 6956 3.79%
Greece 6873 3.75%
Czechoslovakia 6846 3.73%
Saudi Arabia 6774 3.69%
Continental dollars 6759 3.69%
Brazil 6574 3.59%
fen 6502 3.55%
Japan 6481 3.54%
Spain 6357 3.47%
Hungary 6258 3.41%