كولون كوستاريكي

كولون كوستاريكي
	colón costarricense (اسبانية)
ISO 4217
Code	CRC
Denominations
Subunit
1/100	céntimo (out of circulation)
Plural	colones
Symbol	₡
Banknotes	1,000, 2,000, 5,000, 10,000, 20,000, 50,000 colones
Coins	5, 10, 25, 50, 100 and 500 colones
Demographics
User(s)	كوستاريكا
Issuance
Central bank	Central Bank of Costa Rica
Website	bccr.fi.cr
Valuation
Inflation	4.74% (Jan. - Dec. 2011)
Source	Índice de Precios al Consumidor 2011, INEC Costa Rica, ثلاثة January 2012

The colón (named after Christopher Columbus, known as Cristóbal Colón in Spanish) is the currency of Costa Rica. The plural is colones. The ISO 4217 code is CRC.

Symbol

The symbol for the colón is a capital letter "C" crossed by two diagonal strokes. The symbol is encoded at U+20A1 ₡ colon sign (HTML ₡) and may be typed on many English language Microsoft Windows keyboards using the keystrokes ALT+8353.

The colón sign is not to be confused with U+00A2 ¢ (HTML ¢⧼dot-separator⧽ ¢), or with the Ghanaian cedi, U+20B5 ₵ (HTML ₵). Nonetheless, the commonly available cent symbol '¢' is frequently used locally to designate the colón in price markings and advertisements.

Coins

First coins, 1897–1917

Costa Rica 1897 20 Colones (proof), first year coins were issued. The coin shows the Costa Rican coat of arms on the obverse and a profile of Christopher Columbus on the reverse.

اصدارات البنك المركزي، 1951

**Current circulating coins**
Value(₡)	Issue date	Composition	Shape	Diameter	Standard Catalog of World Coins	Reverse	Obverse	Image
5 colones	1993 (Retired)	Chrome steel	Circular	26 mm	KM#214.1	National coat of arms and year of issue	Face Value	150px
	1997(Retired)	Bronze to aluminum	Circular	21.5 mm	KM#227	National coat of arms and year of issue	Face Value
	2012	Aluminum	Circular	21.5 mm	KM#227a.1	National coat of arms and year of issue	Face Value
10 colones	1992 (Retired)	Chrome steel	Circular	28.5 mm	KM#215.2	National coat of arms and year of issue	Face Value	150px
	1997	Brass	Circular	23.5 mm	KM#228	National coat of arms and year of issue	Face Value	150px
	2007	Aluminum	Circular	23.5 mm	KM#228a.1	National coat of arms and year of issue	Face Value	150px
	2012	Aluminum	Circular	23.5 mm	KM#228a.1	National coat of arms and year of issue	Face Value
20 colones	1994 (Retired)	Chrome steel	Circular	31.3 mm	KM#216	National coat of arms and year of issue	Face Value	150px
25 colones	2007	Bronze to aluminum	Circular	25.5 mm	KM#229	National coat of arms and year of issue	Face Value
50 colones	2012	Bronze to aluminum	Circular	27.5 mm	KM#231	National coat of arms and year of issue	Face Value
100 colones	2014	Brass	Circular	29.5 mm	KM#230	National coat of arms and year of issue	Face Value
500 colones	2007	Bronze to aluminum	Circular	33 mm	KM#239	National coat of arms and year of issue	Face Value

الأوراق النقدية

إصدارات البنوك الخاصة، 1896–1914

Four private banks, the Banco Anglo–Costarricense, the Banco Comercial de Costa Rica, the Banco de Costa Rica and the Banco Mercantil de Costa Rica, issued notes between 1864 and 1917.



1 colón, 1917	5 colones, 191x	10 colones, 191x	20 colones, 191x

The Banco de Costa Rica was established in 1890 and issued notes from 1890 to 1914. It is currently a state-owned bank. Notes were issued in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, and 100 pesos as well as 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 colones.



1 peso, 1899	5 colones, 190x	10 colones, 190x	20 colones, 1906

البنك المركزي، 1950

وجه الورقة النقدية من فئةعشرة كولون وعليها صورة الرئيس أكيليوإتشـِڤـِرِّيا.

2 colones, 1967

100 colones, 1954

5 colones, 1972

1,000 colones, 1973

Current circulating banknotes
Image		Value	Dimensions	Main Colour	Description
Obverse	Reverse	Value	Dimensions	Main Colour	Obverse	Reverse
		1,000 colones	125 mm x 67 mm	Red	Braulio Carrillo Colina/1840-1842 Costa Rican coat of arms	Dry forest - Guanacaste tree, White-tailed deer, Costa Rican nightblooming cactus
		2,000 colones	132 mm x 67 mm	Blue	Mauro Fernández Acuña/Colegio Superior de Señoritas	Coral reef - Bull shark, Red cushion sea star, Slimy Sea Plume
		5,000 colones	139 mm x 67 mm	Yellow	Alfredo González Flores; Banco International de Costa Rica building in San José	Mangrove swamp - White-headed capuchin monkey, mangrove crab, Red mangrove
		10,000 colones	146 mm x 67 mm	Green	José Figueres Ferrer, Abolition of the Army	Rainforest - Brown-throated sloth, cup fungi, Eriopsis orchid
		20,000 colones	153 mm x 67 mm	Orange	Maria Isabel Carvajal (alias Carmen Lyra); outline of Costa Rica, rabbit stroking a wolf – from Lyra's "Cuentos De Mi Tía Panchita" (Tales of My Aunt Panchita)	Paramo - Volcano hummingbird, Senecio oerstedianus sunflower, and coffee plants
250px	250px	50,000 colones	160 mm x 67 mm	Violet	Ricardo Jimenez Oreamuno, Supreme Court (San José)	Cloud forest - parasol mushroom, Bromelia flower, Morpho butterfly
لمعايير الجدول، انظر جدول مواصفات الأوراق النقدية.

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Economy of Costa Rica
Commemorative coins of Costa Rica
Commemorative banknotes of Costa Rica

المراجع

^ "CRC (Costa Rican Colon)". Investopedia.
^ Currency Symbols
^ "Costa Rica 20 Colones KM# 141". ngcoin.com.

Krause, Chester L. and Clifford Mishler (1991). Standard Catalog of World Coins: 1801-1991 (18th ed. ed.). Krause Publications. ISBN .CS1 maint: extra text (link)
Pick, Albert (1994). Standard Catalog of World Paper Money: General Issues, Colin R. Bruce II and Neil Shafer (editors), 7th ed., Krause Publications. ISBN 0-87341-207-9.
Pick, Albert (1990). Standard Catalog of World Paper Money: Specialized Issues, Colin R. Bruce II and Neil Shafer (editors), 6th ed., Krause Publications. ISBN 0-87341-149-8.

وصلات خارجية

(بالإسپانية) Official site of Banco Central de Costa Rica
The Museum of the Central Bank of Costa Rica
cambiodeldolar.com-Alternative up to date information about the exchange rate of the Costa Rican Colón to the United States Dollar.
Current and historic banknotes of Costa Rica
Coins of Costa Rica