Uruguayan peso
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Country: | Uruguay |
Subdivision: | 100 centésimos |
ISO 4217 code : | UYU |
Abbreviation: | $, $ U |
Exchange rate : (27 Aug 2020) |
1 EUR = 50.583 UYU 1 CHF = 47.054 UYU |
The Uruguayan peso ( ISO-4217 code: UYU ) is the currency of Uruguay . One Uruguayan peso is divided into 100 centésimos . There are coins in circulation of 1, 2, 5, 10 and 50 pesos as well as banknotes with a value of 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000 and 2000 pesos.
The current peso replaced 1000 new Uruguayan pesos on March 1, 1993 (ISO 4217 UYN; abbreviation urugN $ ). The new Uruguayan peso had in turn replaced the old peso in November 1973 in an exchange ratio of 1000 to 1.