Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 340707 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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RO 8785 7.03%
Euro 5212 4.17%
FKr 5146 4.12%
CFA Franc 5076 4.06%
Mexico 4980 3.99%
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Fmk 4745 3.80%
Continental dollars 4690 3.75%
Saudi Arabia 4652 3.72%
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Japan 4517 3.62%
fen 4491 3.60%
Brazil 4432 3.55%
Spain 4418 3.54%
Hungary 4340 3.47%
Republic of China 4249 3.40%