FACT 1: The currency of El Salvador is the Salvadoran Colón. It’s code is SVC but is now rarely used, with US Dollar in circulation. According to our data, SVC to USD is the most popular Salvadoran Colón exchange rate conversion.

FACT 2: The most popular banknotes used in El Salvador are: $1, $2, $5, $10, $25, $50, $100, $200. It's used in El Salvador.

FACT 3: The Colon was introduced in 1892 and has since been replaced by the US dollar in 2001. It was the government of President Carlos Ezeta that decided upon the name 'colon', paying homage to the discoverer of America.

UYU
Uruguayan Peso

FACT 1: The currency of Uruguay is the Uruguayan Peso. It's code is UYU & its symbol is $U. According to our data, UYU to USD is the most popular Uruguayan Peso exchange rate conversion.

FACT 2: The most popular banknotes used in Uruguay are: $U20, $U50, $U100, $U200, $U500, $U1000, $U2000. It's only used in Uruguay.

FACT 3: The Peso was adopted in 1993 and can be divided in to 100 centesimos. The currency suffers from frequent stints of devaluation and instability, something that Uruguayans have had to become accustomed to.