Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 450081 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$ 16962 10.12%
NUr$ 16962 10.12%
GS 13642 8.14%
SKr 12139 7.24%
Ptas 11428 6.82%
RO 10401 6.20%
FKr 6794 4.05%
CFA Franc 6638 3.96%
Euro 6634 3.96%
Mexico 6457 3.85%
Czechoslovakia 6202 3.70%
Fmk 6144 3.66%
Continental dollars 6093 3.63%
Greece 6047 3.61%
Saudi Arabia 6039 3.60%
fen 5893 3.51%
Brazil 5889 3.51%
Japan 5879 3.51%
Spain 5749 3.43%
Hungary 5666 3.38%