CRCxxx Costa Rican Colón exchange rate Live chart (Costa Rica currency, code: CRC, symbol: ₡)

Costa Rica currency : Costa Rican Colón (ISO 4217 currency code: CRC, symbol: ₡) : 1 Costa Rican Colón (₡) = 100 céntimos. Official currency of Republic of Costa Rica (República de Costa Rica) in Central America. The colón was introduced in 1896, replacing the Costa Rican peso at par. Colóns 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. Costa Rican Colón's nicknames are peso, caña (sugar cane), Teja (roof tile), morado, un rojo (one red), tucán (toucan), una libra (one pound), un puma. Costa Rica = Rich Coast. ISO 3166-1 country code is CR. Central bank is Central Bank of Costa Rica (Banco Central de Costa Rica).