Another slang name is caña (Spanish for sugar cane, plural cañas) but this term is more often used in its plural form and for amounts under 100 colones with multiples of ten, except for 5; e.g., 5 cañas, 10 cañas, 20 cañas, etc. This term has become less common. Teja (roof tile) is the slang term for one hundred colones, so that five hundred colones coins and notes are called "cinco tejas", while fifty colones coins and notes are referred to as "media teja" (half roof tile). The former five hundred colones note was called "morado" (purple) because of its colour, but it is no longer in circulation. The one thousand colones note is called "un rojo" (one red) because of its colour. This also applies for any amounts that are multiples of a thousand colones (e.g., twenty thousand colones = veinte rojos). The five thousand colones note is called tucán (toucan), referring to the image of a toucan it once carried (it now features a monkey). It can also be called "una libra" (one pound), although this term is no longer in common use. The ten thousand colones note is also known as un puma, referring to the puma shown on one of its faces of a previous version. See also Economy of Costa Rica Commemorative coins of Costa Rica Commemorative banknotes of Costa Rica References External links Official site of Banco Central de Costa Rica The Museum of the Central Bank of Costa Rica cambiodeldolar.com-Alternative up to date information about the exchange rate of the Costa Rican Colón to the United States Dollar. Current and historic banknotes of Costa Rica Coins of Costa Rica Currencies of Costa Rica Currencies introduced in 1896 Currency symbols