What is the currency code of the WIR Euro?

CHE, with the numeric code 947 (ISO 4217).

How many decimals does CHE have?

2. An amount in CHE can have up to 2 digits after the decimal mark.

Which country uses CHE?

Switzerland, according to ISO 4217 list one.

What is currency code 947?

947 is the ISO 4217 numeric code of CHE (WIR Euro). Numeric codes are often the same as the ISO 3166 numeric code of the country.

ISO 4217 currency code

CHE: WIR Euro

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CHE is the ISO 4217 code of the WIR Euro, used in Switzerland. Its numeric code is 947 and it has 2 decimals.

Alphabetic code: CHE
Numeric code: 947
Minor units: 2
Type: Fund code

What to know about CHE

ISO 4217 marks CHE as a fund code: a unit used for a specific purpose, such as settlement or an index-linked unit of account, rather than the everyday currency of a country.

Where CHE is used

Switzerland

CHE 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:261022CHE1250,75`
ISO 20022	The `Ccy` attribute of the amount element; a dot as the decimal mark	`<IntrBkSttlmAmt Ccy="CHE">1250.75</IntrBkSttlmAmt>`
FIX	Tag 15 Currency (and 120 SettlCurrency), with the amounts in their own tags	`15=CHE`

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.

Former codes

Entries of ISO 4217 list three (historic denominations) for this code or the same country. See all withdrawn codes.

Code	Name	Country	Withdrawn
`CHC`	WIR Franc (for electronic)	Switzerland	November 2004

Questions

What is the currency code of the WIR Euro?: CHE, with the numeric code 947 (ISO 4217).
How many decimals does CHE have?: 2. An amount in CHE can have up to 2 digits after the decimal mark.
Which country uses CHE?: Switzerland, according to ISO 4217 list one.
What is currency code 947?: 947 is the ISO 4217 numeric code of CHE (WIR Euro). Numeric codes are often the same as the ISO 3166 numeric code of the country.

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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.