Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 501172 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$ 18556 10.08%
NUr$ 18556 10.08%
GS 14399 7.82%
SKr 12968 7.04%
Ptas 12132 6.59%
RO 11079 6.02%
FKr 7827 4.25%
CFA Franc 7521 4.09%
Euro 7234 3.93%
Mexico 7088 3.85%
Fmk 6989 3.80%
Greece 6916 3.76%
Czechoslovakia 6862 3.73%
Saudi Arabia 6831 3.71%
Continental dollars 6775 3.68%
Brazil 6602 3.59%
fen 6523 3.54%
Japan 6501 3.53%
Spain 6376 3.46%
Hungary 6293 3.42%