Uruguayan Peso in Brazilian Real

UYU Uruguayan Peso

Country of application:
Uruguay

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 2, 5, 10 dollars.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000 dollars.

History reference:
The Uruguayan peso is the official currency of Uruguay. The territory of Uruguay is almost completely covered by the South American rainforest jungle. Agricultural plantations extend only in the coas...tal regions, and it is in these regions that the main population of the country is concentrated. From the south and east, the territory of the country is washed by the waters of the Atlantic Ocean, and the Gulf of La Plata in particular. The total area of Uruguay is slightly more than 176 thousand square kilometers. In 1840, the minting of Uruguayan coins began. On June 23, 1862, the National Bank of Uruguay was founded and the Uruguayan peso, equal to 100 centesimos, was officially announced as the currency. The gold content of the peso is set at 1.556419 grams of pure gold. The minting of peso coins began in 1869, the issuance of National Bank notes in 1887. Until 1896, banknotes were also issued by private banks (Commercial Bank, English Bank of Rio de la Plata, Italian Bank, Italo-Eastern Bank, Eastern Bank, Salto Bank, etc.) and the government. Since 1896, banknotes have been issued only by the central bank of Uruguay.

BRL Brazilian Real

Country of application:
Brazil

Coin denominations in circulation:
1 real, 50, 25, 10, 5 and 1 centavo.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
100, 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 real.

History reference:
The Brazilian Real is the official currency of the Republic of Brazil. In Brazil, discovered in 1500 and for a long time being a colony of Spain, there was no single currency for a long time, after w...hich the Spanish real took its place. The word "Real" used today as the name of the Brazilian currency during the Middle Ages was the name of the Spanish and Portuguese gold coins, meaning "royal". In 1690, the Real became the official currency of Brazil. However, due to its depreciation and the uninterrupted process of inflation, only banknotes of huge denominations (from 1 thousand to 1 million) were used in circulation, therefore it is generally accepted that the actual Brazilian currency in the period from 1690 to 1942. was Reis (the plural meaning of the word real had the form reis, over time it transformed into reais). Reiss symbol was Rs.