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Four private banks, the Banco Anglo–Costarricense, the Banco Comercial de Costa Rica, the Banco de Costa Rica and the Banco Mercantil de Costa Rica, issued notes between 1864 and 1917. The Banco Anglo–Costarricense was established in 1864 and issued notes from 1864 to 1917. It later became a state-owned bank and in 1994 went bankrupt and ...
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 and may be typed on many English language Microsoft Windows keyboards with the shortcut ALT + 8353 .
Colón, more commonly referred to as Ciudad Colón is a district and the head city of the Mora canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica. [1] [2] It is famous for its warm climate, proximity to nature and its surrounding mountains, folkloric traditions, horse riding, and multiculturalism.
The following other wikis use this file: Usage on af.wikipedia.org Costa Ricaanse colón; Usage on ar.wikipedia.org كولون سلفادوري
Commemorative coins of Costa Rica have been designed by the Central Bank of Costa Rica to celebrate special events. The following is a complete list of all commemorative coins issued by the BCCR. Table of contents
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Las Carretas (oxcarts) are a national symbol. Costa Rica was the point where the Mesoamerican and South American native cultures met. The northwest of the country, the Nicoya peninsula, was the southernmost point of Nahuatl cultural influence when the Spanish conquerors (conquistadores) came in the 16th century.
The design of the 1848 coat of arms was featured on the first Costa Rican postal stamp, issued in 1863. The basis of the current national coat of arms of Costa Rica was adopted 29 September 1848, during the presidency of Dr Jose Maria Castro Madriz together with the new flag. Both designs are attributed to Pacifica Fernandez, wife of Mr Castro ...