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The past monetary system for El Salvador were Colons in a coin form. 100 centavos (cents) equaled one Colon. On January of 2001 El Salvador began using dollars, but still continued to use Colons as well.
The colon is the currency of Costa Rica and El Salvador.
The Salvadorean colon was the currency of El Salvador from 1892 until 2001, when it was replaced by the US dollar. The colon was subdivided into 100 centavos and was named after Christopher Columbus, whose name is "Colón" in Spanish. The currency was introduced to stabilize the economy and facilitate trade, but it eventually faced inflation and devaluation, leading to the transition to the US dollar as the official currency.
From 1892 to 1992 El Salvador's currency was called the colon (coh-LONE), honoring the Spanish form of Christopher Columbus' name. Since 1992 El Salvador has used the US dollar as its official currency. Bills and coins are imported from the US.
Costa Rica has a currency named the colon, which is divided into 100 centimos (rather than centavos).El Salvador has a currency also named the colón, but uses the US dollar as the circulating currency.
A salvadorian Colon, or also know as Peso is worth less than a $1. 8.60=$1
Costa Rica and El Salvador
The colon is the unit of currency in Costa Rica. One U.S. dollar is worth over five hundred Costa Rican colon.
Colon is the official currency, but in most places US-dollars are accepted. Or you can change them in any bank in Costa Rica
The conversion rate to US Dollar to the Costa Rican Colon is for every one United states dollar will be 504.098 Costa Rican Colon. This is correct as of 19th July 2013 using XE Currency Converter.
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AnswerPortugals use colons for currency. AnswerEl Salvador and Costa Rica also use the Colon as a form of currency.