Peso: Mexican currency

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Peso

•Mexico's currency is the Mexican Peso. •There are one hundred Mexican cents (centavos) to every peso. •The symbol for the Mexican Peso is . To distinguish this from the Dollar, you sometimes see it presented as MX$ or the value with the letters "MN" after it, e.g. $100 MN. The MN stands for Moneda Nacional, meaning National Currency.•The Mexican Peso value fluctuates daily. This

week is about  eight cents (0.08) of the American Dollar.

Billetes

•Mexican bank notes are printed in denominations of 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 and 1,000 pesos.

•Each denomination is of a different color and size.

Billete de 20 pesos

Benito Juarez, first president of Mexico.

Billete de 50 pesos

José María Morelos y Pavón. Priest and revolutionary rebel leader who led the Mexican War of Independence.

Billete de $100

Nezahualcoyotl: Philosopher, warrior, architect, poet and ruler of the city-state of Texcoco in pre-Columbian Mexico.

Billete de $200

Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: self-taught scholar, poet of the Baroque school, and nun of New Spain (Mexico)

Billete de $500

Ignacio Zaragoza: a general in the Mexican Army, best known for his

defeat of invading French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862.

Billete de $1,000

Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla:  was a Mexican priest and a leader of the Mexican War of Independence.

Monedas: pesos

Monedas

Mexican cent coins are minted

in denominations of 5, 10, 20 and 50. The cent symbol is .

Monedas: centavos

References

Information and pictures from http://www.sanmiguelguide.com/currency.htm