Colón (currency)
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| ₡ | |
|---|---|
Colón | |
| In Unicode | U+20A1 ₡ COLON SIGN |
| Currency | |
| Currency | Costa Rican colón, Salvadoran colón |
 Category | |
The colón (₡) refers to two Central American currencies, both named for Christopher Columbus (Spanish: Cristóbal Colón)[1]:
- the Costa Rican colón (ISO 4217 code: CRC[2]), used in Costa Rica since 1896[citation needed]
- the Salvadoran colón (ISO 4217 code: SVC[2]), used in El Salvador from 1892 until 2001, when it was replaced by the American dollar[citation needed]
Symbol
[edit]The symbol for the colón is "₡", written as a capital letter C crossed by two diagonal strokes. In Unicode, it is at code point U+20A1 ₡ COLON SIGN.[3]
The correct way[according to whom?] to write colones is with the symbol before the number (e.g. ₡1).[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ↑ Snodgrass, Mary Ellen (2019). Coins and currency: An historical encyclopedia (2nd ed.). Jefferson, NC: McFarland. p. 340. ISBN 9781476677965. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- 1 2 "List of ISO 4217 Currencies and Currency Codes". Thomson Reuters. February 2025. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ↑ "Currency Symbols 20A0-20CF | The Unicode Standard, Version 17.0" (PDF). Unicode. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
