Uruguayan peso

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	$2,000,000, $5,000,000, $10,000,000, $20,000,000, $50,000,000, $100,000.000, $200,000,000
Coins
Freq. used	$100,000, $200,000, $500,000, $1,000,000
Rarely used	$500,000 (commemorative)[2]
Demographics
User(s)	Uruguay
Issuance
Central bank	Central Bank of Uruguay
Website	www.bcu.gub.uy
Valuation
Inflation	5,000,000%
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.