Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 505968 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$ 18728  10.08%
NUr$ 18728  10.08%
GS 14496  7.80%
SKr 13053  7.03%
Ptas 12191  6.56%
RO 11154  6.01%
FKr 7937  4.27%
CFA Franc 7613  4.10%
Euro 7286  3.92%
Mexico 7161  3.86%
Fmk 7064  3.80%
Greece 7005  3.77%
Saudi Arabia 6974  3.75%
Czechoslovakia 6912  3.72%
Continental dollars 6828  3.68%
Brazil 6674  3.59%
fen 6571  3.54%
Japan 6563  3.53%
Spain 6426  3.46%
Hungary 6350  3.42%