Convert 17 US Dollar (USD) to Costa Rican Colon (CRC)
Exchange rates used for currency conversion updated on November 23rd 2024 ( 11/23/2024 )
Below you will find the latest exchange rates for exchanging US Dollar (USD) to Costa Rican Colon (CRC) , a table containing most common conversions and a chart with the pair's evolution.
The US Dollar (USD) to Costa Rican Colon (CRC) rates are updated every minute using our advanced technology for live forex currency conversion. Check back in a few days for things to buy with this amount and information about where exactly you can exchange currencies online and offline.
The currency exchange rate, calculated between US Dollar and Costa Rican Colon on 11/23/2024 is 1 USD = 509.7512 CRC - AVERAGE intraday quotes were used for this currency conversion.
The privately owned and government sanctioned United States Federal Reserve Bank manages the monetary policy for the United States dollar (USD). The USD is the the worlds most widely held reserve currency and the most traded currency in world currency trading markets. The USD is official currency in 14 countries and the unofficial or de facto currency in 37 others. The US dollar is the second largest currency in circulation having been surpassed by the euro. The USD is a floating fiat currency.
About Costa Rican Colon (CRC)
The official currency of Costa Rica is the CRC, called the colon, symbolized by the "₡ " sign, and issued in coin denominations of ₡5, ₡10, ₡25, ₡50, ₡100 and ₡500 and banknotes in denominations of ₡1000, ₡2000, ₡5000, ₡10,000, ₡20,000, ₡50,000. The current currency was issued in 2010 and replaced all prior versions. The colónes is subdivided into a fractional currency unit but that unit is not in circulation.
The colones has nicknames in common transactions: One canas is one colones and used for colones transactions under ₡100, "teja" is ₡100 therefore 5 tejas is ₡500, the ₡ 500 bill is called the morado, the ₡ 1000 bill is the "un rojo", the ₡ 5000 bill is the "tucan", and the ₡ 10000 bill is the Ema Gamboa.
