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[–] blujan@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The peso symbol is $, and it was it before it ever was the dollar symbol.

[–] TheOneWithTheHair@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] blujan@sopuli.xyz 12 points 1 year ago

Apparently Philippines, introduced when they were an American colony and USA thought that the $ sign was to be only theirs and Spain's.