Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 161107 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 The Mexican new peso was introduced on January 1, 1993. 1 new peso = 1,000 (old) peso; the (old) peso will be withdrawn at the beginning of 1995. 1 Mexican new peso (Mex$) = 100 centavos.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$ 7020 10.99%
NUr$ 7020 10.99%
SKr 5922 9.27%
RO 4766 7.46%
Ptas 4062 6.36%
CFA Franc 2753 4.31%
Euro 2726 4.27%
FKr 2622 4.10%
Fmk 2564 4.01%
Czechoslovakia 2532 3.96%
Saudi Arabia 2398 3.75%
Mexico 2332 3.65%
Greece 2235 3.50%
Continental dollars 2213 3.46%
Spain 2161 3.38%
Republic of China 2138 3.35%
Hungary 2137 3.35%
Brazil 2136 3.34%
gilder 2124 3.33%
Japan 1991 3.12%