1 AOA to CRC Costa Rican Colon

1 AOA to CRC Costa Rican Colon

Angola Kwanza

  The kwanza (sign: Kz; ISO 4217 code: AOA) is the currency of Angola. Four different currencies using the name kwanza have circulated since 1977.

The currency derives its name from the Kwanza River (Cuanza, Coanza, Quanza).
A currency symbol or currency sign is a graphic symbol used as a shorthand for a currency’s name, especially in reference to amounts of money.

1- ISO 4217 is a standard published by International Organization for Standardization (ISO) that defines alpha codes andWiki
 AOA

Costa Rica Colon

 

Colón (plural: colony; sign: ₡; code: CRC) is the currency of Costa Rica. It was named after Christopher Columbus, known as Cristobal Colón in Spanish.

History

The colón was introduced in 1896, replacing the Costa Rican peso at par. The colon is subdivided into 100 centimes, although between 1917 and 1919 coins were issued using the name centavo for 1/100 of the colon. The colóns were issued by various banks in the first half of the twentieth century, but since 1951 theWiki
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