Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 85178 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 The Mexican new peso was introduced on January 1, 1993. 1 new peso = 1,000 (old) peso; the (old) peso will be withdrawn at the beginning of 1995. 1 Mexican new peso (Mex$) = 100 centavos.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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Currency or countrySearchesPercentage
NUr$ 3732 12.79%
NUr$ 3732 12.79%
SKr 2180 7.47%
FKr 1473 5.05%
Fmk 1366 4.68%
Saudi Arabia 1311 4.49%
CFA Franc 1273 4.36%
RO 1250 4.28%
Czechoslovakia 1228 4.21%
Euro 1204 4.13%
Mexico 1129 3.87%
Greece 1118 3.83%
gilder 1087 3.73%
Republic of China 1058 3.63%
Spain 1055 3.62%
Brazil 1040 3.56%
Hungary 1018 3.49%
Continental dollars 1018 3.49%
Japan 976 3.35%
Thailand 911 3.12%