![]() Between 1995 & 1998, smaller, brass 1, 5 and 10 colón coins were introduced and coins for 25, 50 & 100 colones were added. In 1982–1983, 5 and 10 centimo coins were discontinued, the sizes of the 25 centimo to 2 colón coins were reduced and 5, 10 and 20 colón coins were introduced. These were followed by 1 and 2 colones in 1954, 50 centimos in 1965 and 25 centimos in 1967. while introducing 5 and 10 centimo coins. In 1951, the Central Bank took over coin issuance using the initials B.C.C.R. These were followed by 5 and 10 centimos in 1942 and 2 colones in 1948.īanco Central issues, 1951–present In 1937, the National Bank introduced coins in denominations of 25 and 50 centimos and 1 colón which bore the initials B.N.C.R. These bore the initials B.I.C.R.īanco Nacional issues, 1937–1948 In 1935, the International Bank of Costa Rica issued cupro-nickel coins in denominations of 25 and 50 centimos and 1 colón. The last government issued coins were brass 10 centimos issued between 19.īanco Internacional issues, 1935 In 1925, silver 25 centimo coins were introduced. In 1923, silver 25 and 50 centimos from the peso currency, along with the unissued 50 centavos from 19, were issued with counterstamps which doubled their values to 50 centimos and 1 colón. The issuance of centimo coins by the government (still indicated by the initials G.C.R.) was resumed in 1920, with 5 and 10 centimos issued. 50 centavo coins were minted but not issued (see below). In 1917, coins were issued in denominations of 5 and 10 centavos rather than centimos. ![]() The 5 and 10 centimos bore the initials G.C.R., indicating that they were issues of the government. In 1897, gold 2, 5, 10 and 20 colones were issued, followed by silver 50 centimos, and followed by cupro-nickel 2 centimos in 1903 and silver 5 and 10 centimos in 1905. īecause the colón replaced the peso at par, there was no immediate need for new coins in 1896. The coin shows the Costa Rican coat of arms on the obverse and a profile of Christopher Columbus on the reverse. Coins First coins, 1897–1917 Ĭosta Rica 1897 20 Colones (proof), first year coins were issued. The currency was subject to a crawling peg against the United States dollar from 2006 to 2015, but has been floating within a band allowed by the Costa Rican central bank since then. Colones were issued by a variety of banks in the first half of the twentieth century, but since 1951 have been produced solely by the Central Bank of Costa Rica. The colón is divided into 100 centimos, although, between 19, coins were issued using the name centavo for the 1/100 subunit of the colón. The colón was introduced in 1896, replacing the Costa Rican peso at par. Nonetheless, the commonly available cent symbol '¢' is frequently used locally to designate the colón in price markings and advertisements. The colón sign is not to be confused with U+00A2 ¢ CENT SIGN ( ¢), or with the Ghanaian cedi, U+20B5 ₵ CEDI SIGN. The symbol is encoded at U+20A1 ₡ COLON SIGN and may be typed on many English language Microsoft Windows keyboards using the keystrokes ALT+ 8353. The symbol for the colón is a capital letter "C" crossed by two diagonal strokes. A colón is divided into one hundred céntimos. It was named after Christopher Columbus, known as Cristóbal Colón in Spanish. The colón (plural: colones sign: ₡ code: CRC) is the currency of Costa Rica. ![]() Índice de Precios al Consumidor 2011, INEC Costa Rica, 3 January 2012 Compare various denominations for the US Dollar / El Salvador Colon exchange rate conversion on the 10th March 2023 using the data table below.For the currency used in El Salvador until 2001, see Salvadoran colón. ![]()
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