Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 532864 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$ 19696  10.11%
NUr$ 19696  10.11%
GS 15035  7.72%
SKr 13481  6.92%
Ptas 12523  6.43%
RO 11680  5.99%
FKr 8533  4.38%
CFA Franc 7999  4.11%
Euro 7579  3.89%
Greece 7570  3.89%
Saudi Arabia 7561  3.88%
Mexico 7498  3.85%
Fmk 7381  3.79%
Czechoslovakia 7201  3.70%
Continental dollars 7123  3.66%
Brazil 7061  3.62%
Japan 6963  3.57%
fen 6855  3.52%
Spain 6715  3.45%
Hungary 6673  3.43%