Costa Rican peso

The peso was the currency of Costa Rica between 1850 and 1896. It was initially subdivided into 8 ''reales'' and circulated alongside the earlier currency, the real, until 1864, when Costa Rica decimalized and the peso was subdivided into 100 ''centavos''. The peso was replaced by the colón at par in 1896

Coins

In 1850, silver coins were issued in denominations of , and peso. In 1864, silver coins were introduced in denominations of 25 centavos and 1 peso. These were followed the next year by cupro-nickel and 1 centavos and silver 5, 10 and 50 centavos, with gold 2, 5 and 10 pesos introduced by 1870. In 1889, Colombian 50 centavo coins were counterstamped and issued as 50 centavo coins in Costa Rica.

Banknotes

Private banks issued notes between 1858 and 1896. The first to issue notes was the ''Banco Nacional de Costa Rica''. The first notes were 2 pesos, followed by 10, 20, 25, 50 and 100 pesos. The ''Banco de Costa Rica'' issued peso notes between 1895 and 1899, in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 100 pesos. The ''Banco de la Union'' issued notes between 1877 and 1889 for 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50 and 100 pesos. The ''Ferro Carril de Costa Rica'' (Costa Rican railways) issued notes in 1872 for 10, 25 and 50 centavos, 1, 2 and 5 pesos.

In 1865, the government introduced paper money in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 25 and 50 pesos. 2 peso notes were added in 1871.

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Currencies of Costa Rica
Modern obsolete currencies
1850 establishments in North America
1896 disestablishments in North America
19th century in Costa Rica
19th-century economic history
19th-century establishments in Costa Rica