Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 531041 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$ 19640  10.10%
NUr$ 19640  10.10%
GS 15010  7.72%
SKr 13462  6.93%
Ptas 12512  6.44%
RO 11655  6.00%
FKr 8505  4.38%
CFA Franc 7982  4.11%
Euro 7562  3.89%
Greece 7544  3.88%
Saudi Arabia 7534  3.88%
Mexico 7485  3.85%
Fmk 7369  3.79%
Czechoslovakia 7188  3.70%
Continental dollars 7112  3.66%
Brazil 7050  3.63%
Japan 6945  3.57%
fen 6839  3.52%
Spain 6703  3.45%
Hungary 6656  3.42%