This article is about present currency of Uruguay. For previous Uruguayan currencies known as "peso", see Currency of Uruguay.
Uruguayan peso
peso uruguayo(Spanish)
current 100 peso note
ISO 4217
Code
UYU (numeric: 858) before 1993: UYN, UYP
Subunit
0.01
Unit
Symbol
$ or $U [1]
Denominations
Subunit
1⁄100
centésimo
Banknotes
$20, $50, $100, $200, $500, $1000, $2000
Coins
Freq. used
$1, $2, $5, $10
Rarely used
10 and 20
50 centésimos (rarely seen since 2005 and 2010) 50 pesos (commemorative)[2]
Demographics
User(s)
Uruguay
Issuance
Central bank
Central Bank of Uruguay
Website
www.bcu.gub.uy
Valuation
Inflation
5.09%
Source
Uruguay, February 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.
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