Uruguayan peso

Uruguayan peso
peso uruguayo (Spanish)
current 100 peso note
ISO 4217
CodeUYU (numeric: 858)
before 1993: UYN, UYP
Subunit0.01
Unit
Symbol$ or $U[1]
Denominations
Subunit
1100centésimo
Banknotes$20, $50, $100, $200, $500, $1000, $2000[2]
Coins
 Freq. used$1, $2, $5, $10[3]
 Rarely used$50 (commemorative)[4]
Demographics
User(s) Uruguay
Issuance
Central bankCentral Bank of Uruguay
 Websitewww.bcu.gub.uy
Valuation
Inflation4.96%
 SourceInstituto Nacional de Estadística, July 2024.

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.

  1. ^ "XE.com. World Currency Symbols." Accessed 23 Feb 2011.
  2. ^ "BCU".
  3. ^ "BCU".
  4. ^ "BCU".