Currencies and countries

The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 141297 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 The Mexican new peso was introduced on January 1, 1993. 1 new peso = 1,000 (old) peso; the (old) peso will be withdrawn at the beginning of 1995. 1 Mexican new peso (Mex$) = 100 centavos.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
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NUr$ 6034 11.02%
SKr 5045 9.22%
RO 3876 7.08%
Ptas 3179 5.81%
CFA Franc 2438 4.45%
FKr 2348 4.29%
Euro 2331 4.26%
Fmk 2277 4.16%
Czechoslovakia 2201 4.02%
Saudi Arabia 2117 3.87%
Mexico 2019 3.69%
Greece 1949 3.56%
Spain 1895 3.46%
Hungary 1871 3.42%
Continental dollars 1866 3.41%
Republic of China 1856 3.39%
Brazil 1844 3.37%
gilder 1827 3.34%
Japan 1716 3.14%