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  2. List of currencies in the Americas - Wikipedia

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    The East Caribbean dollar is used in all seven member countries of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and Anguilla (a British overseas territory); the only OECS member using a different currency is the British Virgin Islands, [13] a British overseas territory where the U.S. dollar is the official currency.

  3. Mexican peso - Wikipedia

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    USD/MXN exchange rate. Mexican peso crisis in 1994 was an unpegging and devaluation of the peso and happened the same year NAFTA was ratified. [2]The Mexican peso (symbol: $; currency code: MXN; also abbreviated Mex$ to distinguish it from other peso-denominated currencies; referred to as the peso, Mexican peso, or colloquially varo) is the official currency of Mexico.

  4. Currency of Spanish America - Wikipedia

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    The old piece of eight was valued at 10 reales of the new silver coin. The new 8-real coin was known as peso sencillo, the old piece of eight as peso fuerte. Foreign exchange was quoted in pesos de cambio, based on the old piece of eight, which continued to be produced in America. After this, the monetary systems of Spain and of Spanish America ...

  5. Currencies of Puerto Rico - Wikipedia

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    The Great Depression reduced their numbers further, since necessity prevented the collection of pesos in large denominations. [37] Thus less than five exemplars are known to exist of the 100 and 200 peso banknotes issued by El Banco Español de Puerto Rico and the 5 and 10 dollars Series F bills published by the Bank of Puerto Rico. [42]

  6. Peso - Wikipedia

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    The peso is the monetary unit of several Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America, as well as the Philippines. Originating in the Spanish Empire, the word peso translates to "weight". In most countries of the Americas, the symbol commonly known as dollar sign, "$", was originally used as an abbreviation of "pesos" and later adopted by the ...

  7. Mexican peso crisis - Wikipedia

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    USD/MXN exchange rate Mexico inflation rate 1970-2022. The Mexican peso crisis was a currency crisis sparked by the Mexican government's sudden devaluation of the peso against the U.S. dollar in December 1994, which became one of the first international financial crises ignited by capital flight. [1]

  8. North American monetary union - Wikipedia

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    Map of a theoretical NAU, with Canada, Mexico, and the United States of America. The currency symbol for the hypothetical Amero, by the Fraser Institute. The North American monetary union is a theoretical economic and monetary union of three North American countries: Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

  9. Mexican 20-peso note - Wikipedia

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    The Mexican 20-peso note is the smallest denomination in circulation of Mexican currency, and is the most commonly used in Mexico, other than the 1,000-peso note that is normally only used for high-value transactions. On august 27, 2018 it was confirmed there is a plan for the note to be gradually replaced by a coin.