The monetary system of Costa Rica is essentially single-unit based, with the unit of Costa Rican money being called the Costa Rican Colón. The names and relative values of the coins depicted above are, from left to right:
- Five Colónes - (5 Colónes)
- Ten Colónes - (10 Colónes)
- Twenty-five Colónes - (25 Colónes)
- Fifty Colónes - (50 Colónes)
- One Hundred Colónes - (100 Colónes)
- Five Hundred Colónes - (500 Colónes)
1 Costa Rican Colón equals
0.0020 US Dollar
0.0020 US Dollar
$1 US dollar is equal to about 500 Costa Rican colones.