Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 455000 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$ 17164  10.10%
NUr$ 17164  10.10%
GS 13755  8.10%
SKr 12257  7.21%
Ptas 11514  6.78%
RO 10502  6.18%
FKr 6914  4.07%
CFA Franc 6741  3.97%
Euro 6730  3.96%
Mexico 6570  3.87%
Czechoslovakia 6297  3.71%
Fmk 6246  3.68%
Continental dollars 6180  3.64%
Greece 6166  3.63%
Saudi Arabia 6124  3.60%
Brazil 5988  3.52%
fen 5978  3.52%
Japan 5954  3.50%
Spain 5847  3.44%
Hungary 5748  3.38%