101-CRD

COSTA RICA

(colon = 100 centimos)

101-CRC

Last 120 days

Text Box: The colón (named after Christopher Columbus, known as Cristóbal Colón in Spanish) is the currency of Costa Rica. It was also the name of El Salvador's currency until it was replaced by the US dollar. The colón is sometimes referred to as the peso, which was the name of the Costa Rican currency before the colón. Even though "peso" was the official name of the currency until 1896, nowadays calling the currency "peso" is considered slang. Only New series notes incl. 50 000, 20 000 CRC released in 2010 are in circulation

Text Box: Import / Export restrictions: Foreign currency: In: declaration if more than equivalent of 10 000 USD Out: up to amount imported and declared Local currency: In: free Out: forbidden

NOTES in circulation (2010+)

OLDER, REDEEMABLE ?? NOTES AND COINS

COINS in circulation (1995+)

CRC 10 000 (2000/1997), 50 years bank

CRC 10 000 (1997+)(146*67mm)

CRC 5 000 (2000/1999), 50 years bank

CRC 5 000 (1999+,series C+)(146*67mm)

CRC 2 000 (2000/1997), 50 years bank

CRC 2 000 (1997)(146*67mm)

CRC 1 000 (1997+,series D+)(146*67mm)

CRC 1 000 (2000/1998), 50 years bank

Out of circulation from 1.10.2010

Oval: to the rates

	NOTES and COINS we buy	buy / sell % fixing	Valid till:
Notes	CRC 50 000, 20 000, 10 000, 5 000, 2 000, 1000 (2010+)	xx / xx %	in circulation
	CRC 10 000; 5 000 (1999+,series C+); 2 000; 1 000 (1997+,series D+)	xx / xx %	redeemable
	CRC 5 000 (1991-98, series A,B), 1 000 (1971+,series A,B,C)	xx / xx %	redeemable ??
	older and smaller notes since the establishment of ‘Banco Central de Costa Rica’ in 1950	xx / xx %	redeemable ??

Coins	colones 500, 100, 50, 25 (1995+)	xx / xx %	in circulation
	smaller (10, 5, 1) and older coins in colones and centimos (1950+) should be redeemable	xx / xx %	redeemable?

Area (sq km)	Population (2005)	Language/Ethnicity	Ethnicity / Religion	Life duration	GDP per capita (world position)
51 100	4 075 261	Spanish (official)	Roman Catholic 76.3 %	male 74.26
	San Jose 337 200	English	Evangelical 13.7 %	female 79.55	2005 : 10 000 (85)
	Santiago Cuba 554 400

CRC 50 000 (2010+)160*67mm

CRC 20 000 (2010+)(153*67mm)

CRC 10 000 (2010+)146*67mm

CRC 5 000 (2000+)(139*67mm)

CRC 2 000 (2010+)(132*67mm)

CRC 1000 (2010+)(125*67mm)

500 colones (2000)(50 year bank)

500 colones (2003+)

100 colones (1997+)

50 colones (1997+)

25 colones (1995+)