Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 74264 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 The Mexican new peso was introduced on January 1, 1993. 1 new peso = 1,000 (old) peso; the (old) peso will be withdrawn at the beginning of 1995. 1 Mexican new peso (Mex$) = 100 centavos.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$ 3348 13.06%
NUr$ 3348 13.06%
SKr 1907 7.44%
FKr 1336 5.21%
Fmk 1229 4.79%
Saudi Arabia 1115 4.35%
CFA Franc 1090 4.25%
Czechoslovakia 1071 4.18%
Euro 1071 4.18%
Mexico 1007 3.93%
RO 994 3.88%
Greece 977 3.81%
gilder 973 3.80%
Spain 947 3.69%
Brazil 923 3.60%
Republic of China 908 3.54%
Hungary 897 3.50%
Continental dollars 865 3.37%
Japan 838 3.27%
Thailand 791 3.09%