Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 370321 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$ 13960 10.10%
NUr$ 13960 10.10%
GS 12258 8.87%
SKr 10506 7.60%
Ptas 9477 6.86%
RO 9008 6.52%
Euro 5407 3.91%
FKr 5340 3.87%
CFA Franc 5274 3.82%
Mexico 5173 3.74%
Czechoslovakia 5025 3.64%
Fmk 4936 3.57%
Continental dollars 4887 3.54%
Saudi Arabia 4853 3.51%
Greece 4836 3.50%
Japan 4711 3.41%
fen 4705 3.41%
Brazil 4626 3.35%
Spain 4606 3.33%
Hungary 4535 3.28%