Mexican peso
peso mexicano · In circulation in Mexico
- ISO code
- MXN
- Symbol
- $
- Minor unit
- 100
- Notes
- 5
- Coins
- 6
- Issued by
- Bank of Mexico
Notes and coins in circulation
- $20
- $50
- $100
- $200
- $500
The Mexican peso’s largest current denomination is $500, worth about $29.04: the 73rd most valuable top note among the 150 circulating currencies we have verified, where the median is $27.18.
ATM commonly dispensed by cash machines
Bars are scaled to face value on a log scale, not to physical size. Colours are the issuer’s own. Converted at mid-market reference rates; what a counter pays is always less.
| Notes | Colour | Size (mm) |
|---|---|---|
| $20 | blue | 129 × 66 |
| $50 | magenta | 129 × 66 |
| $100 | red | 155 × 66 |
| $200 | green | 155 × 66 |
| $500 | brown | 155 × 66 |
| Coins | Colour | Size (mm) |
|---|---|---|
| $0.5 | not recorded | not recorded |
| $1 | not recorded | not recorded |
| $2 | not recorded | not recorded |
| $5 | not recorded | not recorded |
| $10 | not recorded | not recorded |
| $20 | not recorded | not recorded |
Getting cash
Mexican cash machines commonly dispense $500 notes, which are difficult to spend at small businesses and markets. Notes step up in width with value, and the $20 and $50 are polymer rather than paper.
What it is worth
| Currency | 1 MXN = | 1 unit = |
|---|---|---|
| USD | 0.0581 USD | 17.22 MXN |
| EUR | 0.0506 EUR | 19.75 MXN |
| GBP | 0.0434 GBP | 23.02 MXN |
| INR | 5.5692 INR | 0.18 MXN |
Mid-market reference rates, snapshot 22 September 2026: indicative only. What you actually receive is always less. Work out the real cost →
Where it is used
- Mexico
Tools
What exchanging costs →
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Do I need to declare it? →
Both legs of any route: where you leave and where you arrive.
Is a torn note still valid? →
How much must survive, and who pays out.
How big is a Mexican peso note? →
Drawn to scale against a bank card, and against any other currency.
Sources: last verified 22 September 2026 secondary sourced
- ISO 4217 currency list (SIX Group, the ISO 4217 registrar) · retrieved 22 September 2026 primary
- Mexican peso (Wikipedia) · retrieved 22 September 2026 secondary
- Unicode CLDR: currency display names and symbols · retrieved 22 September 2026 primary