Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 129235 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 The Mexican new peso was introduced on January 1, 1993. 1 new peso = 1,000 (old) peso; the (old) peso will be withdrawn at the beginning of 1995. 1 Mexican new peso (Mex$) = 100 centavos.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$ 5410 11.14%
NUr$ 5410 11.14%
SKr 4455 9.17%
RO 3241 6.67%
Ptas 2586 5.32%
CFA Franc 2171 4.47%
FKr 2146 4.42%
Euro 2062 4.25%
Fmk 2061 4.24%
Czechoslovakia 1981 4.08%
Saudi Arabia 1928 3.97%
Mexico 1796 3.70%
Greece 1752 3.61%
Spain 1699 3.50%
Hungary 1675 3.45%
Brazil 1656 3.41%
Republic of China 1654 3.41%
Continental dollars 1643 3.38%
gilder 1635 3.37%
Japan 1521 3.13%