Costa Rican colón
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The Costa Rican colón is the official monetary unit of Costa Rica, issued by the Central Bank of Costa Rica and commonly used for everyday transactions throughout the country.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| colón costarricense | 0 | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fiat currency
→
national currency → |
| centralBank | Central Bank of Costa Rica NERFINISHED → |
| country | Costa Rica NERFINISHED → |
| currencySymbol | ₡ → |
| denominationType |
banknotes
→
coins → |
| hasInflation | yes → |
| introductionYear | 1896 → |
| ISO4217Code | CRC → |
| issuer | Central Bank of Costa Rica → |
| legalTenderIn | Costa Rica NERFINISHED → |
| localName |
colón
→
Costa Rican colón self-linksurface differs →
surface form:
colón costarricense
|
| localNameLanguage | Spanish → |
| monetaryAuthority | Central Bank of Costa Rica NERFINISHED → |
| monetaryPolicyManagedBy | Central Bank of Costa Rica NERFINISHED → |
| namedAfter | Christopher Columbus NERFINISHED → |
| officialCurrencyOf | Costa Rica NERFINISHED → |
| primaryLanguageOnNotes | Spanish → |
| region | Central America → |
| regulator | Central Bank of Costa Rica NERFINISHED → |
| replacedCurrency | Costa Rican peso → |
| scriptUsedOnNotes | Latin script → |
| securityFeatures |
microprinting on banknotes
→
security threads on banknotes → watermarks on banknotes → |
| subunit | céntimo → |
| subunitToUnit | 100 céntimos = 1 colón → |
| typicalBanknoteDenominations |
1000 colones
→
10000 colones → 2000 colones → 20000 colones → 5000 colones → |
| typicalCoinDenominations |
10 colones
→
100 colones → 25 colones → 5 colones → 50 colones → 500 colones → |
| usedAlongside |
US dollar
→
surface form:
United States dollar
|
| usedFor |
everyday transactions in Costa Rica
→
pricing of goods and services in Costa Rica → wages and salaries in Costa Rica → |
| usedIn |
cash transactions in Costa Rica
→
domestic banking in Costa Rica → |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
colón costarricense