Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 118272 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 The Mexican new peso was introduced on January 1, 1993. 1 new peso = 1,000 (old) peso; the (old) peso will be withdrawn at the beginning of 1995. 1 Mexican new peso (Mex$) = 100 centavos.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$ 4964 11.52%
NUr$ 4964 11.52%
SKr 3958 9.18%
RO 2566 5.95%
FKr 1973 4.58%
CFA Franc 1966 4.56%
Ptas 1951 4.53%
Fmk 1878 4.36%
Euro 1841 4.27%
Saudi Arabia 1766 4.10%
Czechoslovakia 1756 4.07%
Mexico 1612 3.74%
Greece 1572 3.65%
Spain 1510 3.50%
Republic of China 1497 3.47%
Hungary 1495 3.47%
Brazil 1481 3.44%
gilder 1475 3.42%
Continental dollars 1465 3.40%
Japan 1370 3.18%