Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 61156 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 The Mexican new peso was introduced on January 1, 1993. 1 new peso = 1,000 (old) peso; the (old) peso will be withdrawn at the beginning of 1995. 1 Mexican new peso (Mex$) = 100 centavos.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$ 2744 12.82%
NUr$ 2744 12.82%
SKr 1557 7.27%
FKr 1160 5.42%
Fmk 1044 4.88%
Saudi Arabia 944 4.41%
Czechoslovakia 930 4.34%
CFA Franc 927 4.33%
Euro 884 4.13%
Mexico 852 3.98%
Greece 830 3.88%
RO 819 3.83%
gilder 810 3.78%
Spain 801 3.74%
Brazil 772 3.61%
Republic of China 764 3.57%
Hungary 730 3.41%
Continental dollars 724 3.38%
Japan 689 3.22%
Thailand 645 3.01%