Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 201001 search inquires.

Selected term: Mexico
Explanation: Official name: United Mexican States. Monetary unit: 1 Mexican peso (Mex$) = 100 centavos. The Mexican new peso was introduced on January 1, 1993. 1 new peso = 1,000 (old) peso; the (old) peso will be withdrawn at the beginning of 1995. 1 Mexican new peso (Mex$) = 100 centavos. On January 1, 1996, the name of the currency was changed to Mexican peso. Current Monetary unit: 1 Mexican peso (Mex$) = 100 centavos

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NUr$ 8664 10.73%
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FKr 3517 4.35%
Euro 3460 4.28%
CFA Franc 3276 4.06%
Fmk 3117 3.86%
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Continental dollars 2897 3.59%
Greece 2801 3.47%
Brazil 2696 3.34%
Spain 2694 3.34%
Republic of China 2671 3.31%
gilder 2658 3.29%
Hungary 2655 3.29%
Japan 2523 3.12%