Costa Rican Colon in Syrian Pound

CRC Costa Rican Colon

Country of application:
Costa Rica

Coin denominations in circulation:
10, 25, 50, 100 and 500 columns.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
1,000, 2,000, 5,000, 10,000, 20,000, 50,000 colones.

History reference:
The currency, named after Christopher Columbus or, in the Spanish manner, Cristobal Colon, came out with a content of 0.7002 grams of pure gold in October 1896. The colon replaced the Costa Rican pes...o and was parity with the US dollar at 2.15:1. The Costa Rican colón was adopted as the national currency in 1896, about 70 years after Costa Rica and its Central American neighbors declared independence from Spain. Colón replaced the Costa Rican peso with a one-to-one exchange rate. The former currency of the peso, a legacy of the colonial era, was divided into eight Spanish reais.

SYP Syrian Pound

Country of application:
Syria

Coin denominations in circulation:
5, 10, 25, 50 lbs.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
10, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000 lbs.

History reference:
The Syrian pound, sometimes the currency of Syria, is issued by the Central Bank of Syria. In 1920, the Syrian Arab Kingdom was created, but the independent state was only a few months old, after whi...ch its territory was occupied by the French army. In this regard, the Egyptian pound was replaced by the Syrian pound, which was pegged to the French franc at a ratio of 1:20 (1 franc to 20 Syrian pounds). In 1926, the French mandated territory was divided into Lebanon and Syria and the Bank of Syria was renamed the Bank of Syria and Lebanon. It is interesting that the Syrian 10 pounds coin in terms of its characteristics and size completely coincides with the 20 Norwegian kroner coin.