Currency converter & EURO guide

Greece & Euro   Euro-zone conversion chart   Euro/Drachma examples   Euro banknotes & coins 

Currency Converter for world currencies (foreign exchange rates)

Important:
Exchange rates vary from minute to minute and this converter should only be used as an approximate guide. Rates are updated once a day.

See also Money & currency in Crete

Greece uses the Euro

The Euro is the currency of Greece and 11 other European countries.
See countries that accept the Euro and the conversion chart, below.
 

Conversion chart for the Euro-zone countries [fixed]

These 12 countries have adopted the Euro as their national currency since 1st January 2002.
Note that the UK has not joined the Euro-zone - they still use the British pound; Sweden uses Swedish Krone and Switzerland the Swiss franc.
 

		Belgian franc 40.3399		Deutsche Mark 1.95583
		Greek drachma 340.750		Spanish peseta 166.386
		French franc 6.55957		Irish pound 0.787564
		Italian lira 1936.27		Luxembourg franc 40.3399
		Dutch guilder 2.20371		Austrian schilling 13.7603
		Portuguese escudo 200.482		Finnish markka 5.94573

Euros vs. Drachmas (Drachmes)

The Drachma may be past history now but if you want to compare costs of a trip to Greece a few years ago here are a few examples for easy comparison.
 

	GDR	Euro			Euro	GDR
	500	1.47			1	340.75
	1000	2.93			5	1704
	5000	14.67			20	6815
	10000	29.35			50	17038
	20000	58.69			100	34075
	50000	146.74			200	68150

Euro banknotes and coins

Click an image to see both sides of the Euro note or coin (the coins show the Greek reverse side). Each country issues coins with its own design on one side.  Euro coins from any country are valid in all Euro-zone countries. The notes (paper money) are the same in all countries that use Euros.
 

             

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