Costa Rican colón
colón costarricense · In circulation in Costa Rica
- ISO code
- CRC
- Symbol
- ₡
- Minor unit
- 100
- Notes
- 3
- Coins
- 4
- Issued by
- Central Bank of Costa Rica
Notes and coins in circulation
- ₡1,000
- ₡2,000
- ₡5,000
The Costa Rican colón’s largest current denomination is ₡5,000, worth about $11.17: the 35th least valuable top note among the 150 circulating currencies we have verified, where the median is $27.18.
Bars are scaled to face value on a log scale, not to physical size. Shading indicates value: we have not verified this issuer’s colours. Converted at mid-market reference rates; what a counter pays is always less.
What it is worth
| Currency | 1 CRC = | 1 unit = |
|---|---|---|
| USD | 0.00223 USD | 447.50 CRC |
| EUR | 0.00195 EUR | 513.33 CRC |
| GBP | 0.00167 GBP | 598.46 CRC |
| INR | 0.2142 INR | 4.67 CRC |
Mid-market reference rates, snapshot 22 September 2026: indicative only. What you actually receive is always less. Work out the real cost →
Where it is used
- Costa Rica
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Sources: last verified 22 September 2026 secondary sourced
- ISO 4217 currency list (SIX Group, the ISO 4217 registrar) · retrieved 22 September 2026 primary
- Costa Rican colón (Wikipedia) · retrieved 22 September 2026 secondary
- Unicode CLDR: currency display names and symbols · retrieved 22 September 2026 primary