Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 209811 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 The Mexican new peso was introduced on January 1, 1993. 1 new peso = 1,000 (old) peso; the (old) peso will be withdrawn at the beginning of 1995. 1 Mexican new peso (Mex$) = 100 centavos.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$ 9048 10.74%
NUr$ 9048 10.74%
SKr 7509 8.91%
RO 6794 8.07%
Ptas 6025 7.15%
Euro 3659 4.34%
FKr 3654 4.34%
CFA Franc 3390 4.02%
Fmk 3234 3.84%
Czechoslovakia 3210 3.81%
Continental dollars 3093 3.67%
Mexico 3088 3.67%
Saudi Arabia 3049 3.62%
Greece 2905 3.45%
Spain 2817 3.34%
Brazil 2796 3.32%
Republic of China 2768 3.29%
gilder 2765 3.28%
Hungary 2761 3.28%
Japan 2624 3.11%