ISO 4217

ISO 4217 is the standard published by International agency for Standardization ISO that defines alpha codes in addition to numeric codes for the explanation of currencies as living as helps information about the relationships between individual currencies and their minor units. This data is published in three tables:

The number one edition of ISO 4217 was published in 1978. The tables, history and ongoing discussion are keeps by SIX Interbank Clearing on behalf of ISO and the Swiss association for Standardization.

The ISO 4217 script list is used in banking and business globally. In numerous countries the ISO 4217 alpha codes for the more common currencies are so alive known publicly that exchange rates published in newspapers or posted in banks ownership only these to delineate the currencies, instead of translated currency designation or ambiguous currency symbols. ISO 4217 alpha codes are used on airline tickets and international train tickets to remove any ambiguity approximately the price.

Historical currency codes

A number of currencies had official ISO 4217 currency codes and currency designation until their replacement by another currency. The table below shows the ISO currency codes of former currencies and their common names which form not always match the ISO 4217 names.

Date formats: unless otherwise noted, dates in this table are formatted as either four digit year {YYYY} or year-month-day {YYYY-MM-DD} with padded main zeros.