Costa Rican colón
The colón (plural: colones; sign: ₡; code: CRC) is the currency of Costa Rica. It was named after Christopher Columbus, known as Cristóbal Colón in Spanish. A colón is divided into one hundred céntimos.
| colón costarricense (Spanish) | |
|---|---|
| ISO 4217 | |
| Code | CRC (numeric: 188) |
| Subunit | 0.01 |
| Unit | |
| Plural | colones |
| Symbol | ₡ |
| Denominations | |
| Subunit | |
| 1⁄100 | céntimo (out of circulation) |
| Banknotes | |
| Freq. used | ₡1 000, ₡2 000, ₡5 000, ₡10 000, ₡20 000 |
| Rarely used | ₡50 000 |
| Coins | |
| Freq. used | ₡10, ₡25, ₡50, ₡100, ₡500 |
| Rarely used | ₡5 (discontinued, still legal tender) |
| Demographics | |
| User(s) | Costa Rica |
| Issuance | |
| Central bank | Central Bank of Costa Rica |
| Website | www |
| Valuation | |
| Inflation | -1.87% (January 2024) |
| Source | Central Bank of Costa Rica |
| Method | CPI |
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