Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 468590 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$ 17670  10.07%
NUr$ 17670  10.07%
GS 14014  7.99%
SKr 12543  7.15%
Ptas 11775  6.71%
RO 10742  6.12%
FKr 7267  4.14%
CFA Franc 7019  4.00%
Euro 6952  3.96%
Mexico 6803  3.88%
Czechoslovakia 6552  3.73%
Fmk 6524  3.72%
Continental dollars 6452  3.68%
Greece 6444  3.67%
Saudi Arabia 6364  3.63%
Brazil 6224  3.55%
fen 6215  3.54%
Japan 6200  3.53%
Spain 6051  3.45%
Hungary 5956  3.39%