Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 490305 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$ 18244  10.05%
NUr$ 18244  10.05%
GS 14299  7.88%
SKr 12844  7.08%
Ptas 12062  6.65%
RO 10995  6.06%
FKr 7641  4.21%
CFA Franc 7362  4.06%
Euro 7177  3.95%
Mexico 7002  3.86%
Fmk 6832  3.76%
Czechoslovakia 6805  3.75%
Greece 6768  3.73%
Continental dollars 6699  3.69%
Saudi Arabia 6640  3.66%
Brazil 6499  3.58%
fen 6460  3.56%
Japan 6423  3.54%
Spain 6308  3.48%
Hungary 6187  3.41%