Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 179317 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 The Mexican new peso was introduced on January 1, 1993. 1 new peso = 1,000 (old) peso; the (old) peso will be withdrawn at the beginning of 1995. 1 Mexican new peso (Mex$) = 100 centavos.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$ 7748 10.89%
NUr$ 7748 10.89%
SKr 6550 9.20%
RO 5529 7.77%
Ptas 4731 6.65%
Euro 3032 4.26%
CFA Franc 3001 4.22%
FKr 2919 4.10%
Fmk 2790 3.92%
Czechoslovakia 2784 3.91%
Saudi Arabia 2646 3.72%
Mexico 2593 3.64%
Continental dollars 2505 3.52%
Greece 2483 3.49%
Spain 2407 3.38%
Republic of China 2382 3.35%
Brazil 2379 3.34%
Hungary 2365 3.32%
gilder 2347 3.30%
Japan 2213 3.11%