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Uruguayan peso (Spanish: peso uruguayo) has been a name of the Uruguayan currency since Uruguay's settlement by Europeans. The present currency, the peso uruguayo ( ISO 4217 code: UYU ) was adopted in 1993 and is subdivided into 100 centésimos , although centésimos are not currently in use.
After Banco Nacional collapsed, the Londres y Río de la Plata's note issue accounted for over half of Uruguay's sound paper money. It was unthinkable to have the paper currency of an independent nation in the hands of a foreign bank, and in 1896 the government established a new national bank, Banco de la República, with a monopoly of issue.
The local name of the currency is used in this list, with the adjectival form of the country or region. ... International dollar – hypothetical currency pegged 1:1 ...
A currency is a kind of money and medium of exchange.Currency includes paper, cotton, or polymer banknotes and metal coins.States generally have a monopoly on the issuing of currency, although some states share currencies with other states.
This is a list of alternative names for currency. A currency refers to money in any form when in actual use or circulation as a medium of exchange, especially circulating banknotes and coins. [1] [2] A more general definition is that a currency is a system of money (monetary units) in common use, especially in a nation. [3]
Catálogo de Monedas del Uruguay 1831-2002 (in Spanish). Montevideo: Ediciones el Galeón. Araújo Villagrán, Ernesto (1959). La Patria a través de las monedas (in Spanish). Montevideo: Impresora Uruguaya SA; Mancebo, Hugo; Silvera Antúnez, Marcos (1993). Monedas, papel moneda y medallas del Uruguay (in Spanish). Montevideo: Ediciones el ...
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