Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 79548 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 The Mexican new peso was introduced on January 1, 1993. 1 new peso = 1,000 (old) peso; the (old) peso will be withdrawn at the beginning of 1995. 1 Mexican new peso (Mex$) = 100 centavos.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$ 3544 12.96%
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FKr 1408 5.15%
Fmk 1306 4.78%
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CFA Franc 1178 4.31%
Czechoslovakia 1140 4.17%
Euro 1133 4.14%
RO 1082 3.96%
Mexico 1074 3.93%
Greece 1052 3.85%
gilder 1035 3.78%
Spain 1009 3.69%
Brazil 986 3.61%
Republic of China 985 3.60%
Hungary 957 3.50%
Continental dollars 936 3.42%
Japan 911 3.33%
Thailand 859 3.14%