Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 188269 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 The Mexican new peso was introduced on January 1, 1993. 1 new peso = 1,000 (old) peso; the (old) peso will be withdrawn at the beginning of 1995. 1 Mexican new peso (Mex$) = 100 centavos.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$ 8128 10.79%
NUr$ 8128 10.79%
SKr 6879 9.13%
RO 6000 7.97%
Ptas 5178 6.87%
FKr 3230 4.29%
Euro 3212 4.26%
CFA Franc 3100 4.12%
Czechoslovakia 2923 3.88%
Fmk 2917 3.87%
Saudi Arabia 2766 3.67%
Mexico 2741 3.64%
Continental dollars 2661 3.53%
Greece 2613 3.47%
Spain 2523 3.35%
Brazil 2501 3.32%
Republic of China 2501 3.32%
Hungary 2481 3.29%
gilder 2473 3.28%
Japan 2337 3.10%