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Mexican Peso
$ · Currency Symbol · Code: MXN · Unicode: U+0024
Technical Information
Unicode Code
U+0024
HTML Code
$
CSS Code
\0024
Decimal Code
36
How to Use
HTML:
$
CSS:
\0024
JavaScript:
String.fromCodePoint(0x0024)
Variants & Usage
No country information available
Usage Map
Primary Currency
Used additionally
Description
The official currency of Mexico. Uses the $ symbol but is denoted as Mex$ or MXN to distinguish it. The eighth most traded currency in the world.
History
The Mexican peso dates back to the Spanish colonial period. The modern peso was introduced in 1993 after redenomination (1 new peso = 1000 old).