Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 535471 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$ 19802  10.11%
NUr$ 19802  10.11%
GS 15097  7.71%
SKr 13532  6.91%
Ptas 12567  6.42%
RO 11744  6.00%
FKr 8601  4.39%
CFA Franc 8035  4.10%
Greece 7627  3.89%
Saudi Arabia 7618  3.89%
Euro 7609  3.88%
Mexico 7536  3.85%
Fmk 7420  3.79%
Czechoslovakia 7235  3.69%
Continental dollars 7163  3.66%
Brazil 7093  3.62%
Japan 7014  3.58%
fen 6891  3.52%
Spain 6758  3.45%
Hungary 6720  3.43%