Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 435819 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$ 16250  10.16%
NUr$ 16250  10.16%
GS 13291  8.31%
SKr 11717  7.33%
Ptas 11085  6.93%
RO 10049  6.28%
FKr 6342  3.97%
Euro 6287  3.93%
CFA Franc 6235  3.90%
Mexico 6134  3.84%
Czechoslovakia 5858  3.66%
Fmk 5819  3.64%
Continental dollars 5776  3.61%
Saudi Arabia 5712  3.57%
Greece 5699  3.56%
fen 5555  3.47%
Japan 5553  3.47%
Brazil 5532  3.46%
Spain 5421  3.39%
Hungary 5344  3.34%