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ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) that defines alpha codes and numeric codes for the representation of currencies and provides information about the relationships between individual currencies and their minor units.
ISO 4217 is the international standard describing three-letter codes (also known as the currency code) to define the names of currencies, as established by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The ISO 4217 code list is the common way in banking and business, all over the world, for defining different currencies.
References. Currency symbol. For the symbol representing a generic currency, see Currency sign (generic). For three-letter currency codes, see ISO 4217. Symbols of the four most widely held reserve currencies (dollar, euro, yen, pound) This article contains Unicode currency symbols.
ISO 4217:2015 specifies the structure for a three-letter alphabetic code and an equivalent three-digit numeric code for the representation of currencies. For those currencies having minor units, it also shows the decimal relationship between such units and the currency itself.
Currency codes. People around the world rely on almost 300 different currencies to do business with each other, which is why it pays to use ISO 4217. This standard establishes internationally recognized codes for the representation of currencies that enable clarity and reduce errors.
1 Scope. This International Standard specifies the structure for a three-letter alphabetic code and an equivalent three-digit numeric code for the representation of currencies and funds. For those currencies having minor units, it also shows the decimal relationship between such units and the currency itself.
Based on the ISO 4217 Standfard definition (per {{ISO 4217/cite}}, as of October 2022). There are 304 unique codes ( ADP..ZWR ). Codes are reused (as currency in history, in history with different end-date by country, in List Two funds, in entities) resulting in 452 currency definitions (data rows).
