Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 444402 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$ 16636  10.13%
NUr$ 16636  10.13%
GS 13494  8.22%
SKr 11953  7.28%
Ptas 11272  6.86%
RO 10235  6.23%
FKr 6618  4.03%
CFA Franc 6475  3.94%
Euro 6471  3.94%
Mexico 6307  3.84%
Czechoslovakia 6030  3.67%
Fmk 5999  3.65%
Continental dollars 5951  3.62%
Saudi Arabia 5894  3.59%
Greece 5879  3.58%
fen 5739  3.49%
Japan 5731  3.49%
Brazil 5719  3.48%
Spain 5591  3.40%
Hungary 5520  3.36%