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US dollar to Costa Rican colon exchange rate

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US dollar

The US dollar is the official currency of the United States of America. It was created in 1792, 16 years after the US declared independence in 1776. Common nicknames for the US dollar include bucks, greenbacks, moolah and dough.
Currency: US dollar
Currency Symbol: $
Sub unit: cent
Bank notes: $1, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100
Coins: 1c, 5c, 10c, 25c, 50c, $1

Costa Rican colon

The Costa Rican colon is the official currency of Costa Rica. The colon is named after Christopher Columbus, who is known as Cristóbal Colón in Spanish. The colon was unpegged from the US dollar in 2015 and has been a floating currency ever since.
Currency: Costa Rican colon
Currency Symbol: ₡
Sub unit: Céntimo
Bank notes: ₡1000, ₡2000, ₡5000, ₡10000, ₡20000, ₡50000
Coins: ₡1, ₡5, ₡10, ₡20, ₡50, ₡100, ₡500

Past 10 days: USD to CRC

Mar 18 Mar 19 Mar 20 Mar 21 Mar 22 Mar 23 Mar 24 Mar 25 Mar 26 Mar 27
1 USD = 535.4116 Inverse: 0.0019 535.4116 Inverse: 0.0019 541.6916 Inverse: 0.0018 540.0215 Inverse: 0.0019 539.8041 Inverse: 0.0019 539.1157 Inverse: 0.0019 540.2134 Inverse: 0.0019 540.2134 Inverse: 0.0019 540.2134 Inverse: 0.0019 540.9244 Inverse: 0.0018

Past 10 months: USD to CRC

May 2022 Jun 2022 Jul 2022 Aug 2022 Sep 2022 Oct 2022 Nov 2022 Dec 2022 Jan 2023 Mar 2023
1 USD = 673.4393 Inverse: 0.0015 691.6576 Inverse: 0.0014 669.7221 Inverse: 0.0015 634.5792 Inverse: 0.0016 633.3973 Inverse: 0.0016 621.3464 Inverse: 0.0016 603.8298 Inverse: 0.0017 581.8475 Inverse: 0.0017 562.8271 Inverse: 0.0018 558.3282 Inverse: 0.0018

Past 10 years: USD to CRC

Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022
1 USD = 500.4391 Inverse: 0.0020 537.8670 Inverse: 0.0019 533.4589 Inverse: 0.0019 533.3830 Inverse: 0.0019 555.9650 Inverse: 0.0018 566.5526 Inverse: 0.0018 605.0498 Inverse: 0.0017 570.7166 Inverse: 0.0018 612.4677 Inverse: 0.0016 652.6309 Inverse: 0.0015

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