Tomorrow Last Day For Silver "Plateado"
Coins As Legal Tender
The silver or "plateado" coins of ¢5, ¢10
and ¢20 will stop being legal currency as of
tomorrow, said the Banco Central de Costa
Rica (Central Bank).
These are the heavy silver coins that are
larger than the other coins in the same
denominations and according to the Central
Bank are difficult to handle by the blind.
Beginning on January 1, the coins can be
exchanged only at local banks and then only
at the Central Bank beggining on March 21.
The Central Bank assures that it has
sufficient inventory of coins on hand to
replace the circulation of the plateados. |
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