Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 448748 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$ 16908 10.12%
NUr$ 16908 10.12%
GS 13617 8.15%
SKr 12114 7.25%
Ptas 11409 6.83%
RO 10370 6.21%
FKr 6763 4.05%
CFA Franc 6614 3.96%
Euro 6612 3.96%
Mexico 6432 3.85%
Czechoslovakia 6172 3.69%
Fmk 6114 3.66%
Continental dollars 6070 3.63%
Greece 6021 3.60%
Saudi Arabia 6012 3.60%
fen 5870 3.51%
Brazil 5860 3.51%
Japan 5858 3.51%
Spain 5720 3.42%
Hungary 5646 3.38%