Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 537764 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$ 19894  10.11%
NUr$ 19894  10.11%
GS 15156  7.70%
SKr 13577  6.90%
Ptas 12602  6.40%
RO 11803  6.00%
FKr 8660  4.40%
CFA Franc 8071  4.10%
Greece 7678  3.90%
Saudi Arabia 7672  3.90%
Euro 7653  3.89%
Mexico 7574  3.85%
Fmk 7457  3.79%
Czechoslovakia 7272  3.69%
Continental dollars 7196  3.66%
Brazil 7131  3.62%
Japan 7059  3.59%
fen 6925  3.52%
Spain 6786  3.45%
Hungary 6759  3.43%