Mexican peso (MXN)

The peso ($) (MXN) is the official currency of Mexico. The official ISO code for the peso is (MXN), and a single peso is divided into 100 centavos. The official symbol for centavos is "¢". The word peso literally means "weight", a term originally referring to pesos plata (silver weights) and pesos oro (gold weights). The peso is the 12th most-traded-currency in the world. It is also the most-traded-currency in Latin America. Mexico was the first nation to use the "$" symbol to represent it's currency, and the pesos influenced several other currencies such as the Hong Kong dollar, the US dollar, the Japanese yen and the Chinese yuan. In fact, the word yuan refers partially to the Mexican pesos that were used in China during the 19th century.

Coins

Mexican pesos are distributed by the Bank of Mexico in the denominations of 5¢, 10¢, 20¢, 50¢, $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, and $50. There are also commemorative coins in the denominations of $10, $20, and $100.

Banknotes

Mexican banknotes are distributed by the Bank of Mexico in the denominations of $10, $20, $50, $100, $200, $500, and $1000. The banknotes are color-coded and size specific as follows:

$10: Aqua – 129 x 66 millimetres
$20: Blue - 129 x 66 millimetres
$50: Reddish Purple – 129x 66 millimetres
$100: Red – 155 x 66 millimetres
$200: Green – 155 x 66 millimetres
$500: Brown - 155 x 66 millimetres
$1000: Cyan – 155 x 66 millimetres

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MXN Exchange Rates

Below are a selection of currency exchange rates for the Mexican peso (MXN) converted to other world currencies. These rates show what Mex$1 would convert to in the foreign currency. You can view more information on the other currencies by clicking on the three-letter currency code.

Exchange rates updated: Mar 9, 2010 (CET)
	USD ($)	EUR (€)	GBP (£)	JPY (¥)	AUD (A$)	CAD (C$)	CHF (CHF)	HKD (HK$)	SGD (S$)	CNY (元)	RUB (руб)	NOK (kr)
Mex$ 1 =	0.0788	0.0581	0.0527	7.0738	0.0868	0.0811	0.0850	0.6114	0.1104	0.5378	2.3478	0.4673
Inverse	12.6925	17.2072	18.9841	0.1414	11.5191	12.3243	11.7648	1.6355	9.0612	1.8594	0.4259	2.1399

MXN Charts

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