The $Mexican Peso (sign: $; code: MXN) is the currency, or money, of . The symbol used for the peso is "$", which is the same as for the US dollars it got its symbol from the Spanish-Mexican currency. It is one of the most traded currencies in the world. The current ISO 4217 code for the peso is "MXN"; before its value was changed in 1993, the code "MXP" was used. The peso is made up of 100 "centavos", represented by "¢". The name comes from the Spanish words "pesos oro" (gold weights) or "pesos plata" (silver weights). The meaning of peso in English is weight.