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The peso moneda nacional was replaced on 1 July 1975 by the nuevo peso (new peso; ISO 4217 code UYP) at a rate of 1 new peso for 1000 old pesos. The nuevo peso was also subdivided into 100 centésimos. After further inflation, the peso uruguayo (ISO 4217 code UYU) replaced the nuevo peso on March 1, 1993, again at a rate of 1 new for 1000 old.
The same standard of weight and fineness was retained, but the denomination was changed to peso fuerte, with proposed coins of 1 ⁄ 8, 1 ⁄ 4, 1 ⁄ 2, and 1 peso fuerte in silver, and 2, 4, 8, and 16 pesos fuertes in gold. Uruguay's first postage stamps appeared in October 1856 for use on mail coach routes operated by Anastasio Lapido; the ...
As of August 2008 almost 60% of bank loans use United States dollars, [21] but most transactions use the Uruguayan peso. [22] Today, the Uruguayan peso is minted in coins of 1, 2, 5, 10, and 50 pesos and in banknotes of 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, and 2000 pesos.
The peso is the monetary unit of several Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America, as well as the Philippines. ... Philippine peso (piso) PHP Uruguay: Uruguayan peso:
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Malvinas Islands peso – Malvinas Islands (Falkland Islands) Mexican peso – Mexico; Nicaraguan peso – Nicaragua; Paraguayan peso – Paraguay; Philippine peso fuerte – Philippines; Philippine peso – Philippines; Puerto Rican peso – Puerto Rico; Salvadoran peso – El Salvador; Uruguayan peso – Uruguay; Venezuelan peso – Venezuela ...
The Central Bank of Uruguay was established on July 6, 1967 as an autonomous state entity (Spanish: Ente Autónomo), with the passing of the 196th article of the Constitution of 1967. [2] Prior to the creation of the BCU, the issuing of currency and managing and supervising of the banking system was handled by the department of the Banco de la ...
This law creates a new monetary system in which the Peso or Patacón is divided into 8 reales [7] and each one of them into one hundred centésimos (a system that will last until 1862) and authorizes the issuance of coins of 5 and 20 centésimos (for an amount of $20,000). These coins will be the first to bear national signs.