Costa Rican Colon

Colón
Country:	Costa Rica
Subdivision:	100 céntimos
ISO 4217 code :	CRC
Abbreviation:	₡
Exchange rate : (29 Mar 2020)	1  EUR  = 623.46 CRC 100 CRC = 0.16039 EUR 1  CHF  = 579.37 CRC 100 CRC = 0.1726 CHF

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The Colón or Costa Rican Colón (formerly Kostarika Colón ; plural: Colones ) is the currency of Costa Rica .

The colón was introduced in 1897 and replaced the peso . It was first divided into 100 céntimos , from 1917 to 1919 into 100 centavos , and then again into céntimos.

The currency symbol is ₡ ( Unicode : U + 20A1 colon sign ).

It was named after Christopher Columbus , whose name is Cristóbal Colón in Spanish.

The Colón is in circulation in the following denominations (as of 2007):

• Banknotes of 50,000, 20,000, 10,000, 5,000, 2,000 and 1,000 Colones,
• Coins of 500, 100, 50, 25, 10 and 5 colones.

Web links

• Banco Central de Costa Rica
• CambioDelDolar.com - current exchange rates and conversions for CRC in Costa Rica (English, Spanish)
• Historical and current banknotes from Costa Rica

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Helmut Kahnt, Bernd Knorr: Old dimensions, coins and weights. A lexicon. Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig 1986, licensed edition Mannheim / Vienna / Zurich 1987, ISBN 3-411-02148-9 , p. 377.