Uruguayan peso

currency of Uruguay

Key facts

Code: UYU (numeric: 858 ) , before 1993: UYN, UYP
Symbol: $ ‎ (Ur$ )
1 100: centésimo
Banknotes: $20, $50, $100, $200, $500, $1000, $2000
Freq used: $1, $2, $5, $10
Rarely used: $50 (commemorative)
Date of introduction: March 1, 1993 ; 33 years ago ( 1993-03-01 )
Replaced: Uruguayan nuevo peso [ es ]
User s: Uruguay
Central bank: Central Bank of Uruguay
Website: www .bcu .gub .uy
Inflation: 4.96%
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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.

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