ISO 4217 currency code
CRC: Costa Rican Colon
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CRC is the ISO 4217 code of the Costa Rican Colon, used in Costa Rica. Its numeric code is 188 and it has 2 decimals.
- Alphabetic code
- CRC
- Numeric code
- 188
- Minor units
- 2
- Type
- Currency
Where CRC is used
- Costa Rica
CRC in financial messages
| Standard | How it is written | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Swift MT, field 32A | Value date, currency code and amount with a comma as the decimal mark and no separators | :32A:261022CRC1250,75 |
| ISO 20022 | The Ccy attribute of the amount element; a dot as the decimal mark | <IntrBkSttlmAmt Ccy="CRC">1250.75</IntrBkSttlmAmt> |
| FIX | Tag 15 Currency (and 120 SettlCurrency), with the amounts in their own tags | 15=CRC |
See how to read field 32A, the MT103 and pacs.008 pages, or paste a message into the parser to check its amounts against the currency.
Questions
- What is the currency code of the Costa Rican Colon?
- CRC, with the numeric code 188 (ISO 4217).
- How many decimals does CRC have?
- 2. An amount in CRC can have up to 2 digits after the decimal mark.
- Which country uses CRC?
- Costa Rica, according to ISO 4217 list one.
- What is currency code 188?
- 188 is the ISO 4217 numeric code of CRC (Costa Rican Colon). Numeric codes are often the same as the ISO 3166 numeric code of the country.
GCC currencies
Source: ISO 4217 list one, published 17 September 2026 by SIX Group as the ISO 4217 maintenance agency. ISO is a trademark of the International Organization for Standardization; ZagTrader is not affiliated with ISO or SIX Group.