ISO 4217 currency code
EUR: Euro
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EUR is the ISO 4217 code of the Euro, used in Åland Islands, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria and 32 more. Its numeric code is 978 and it has 2 decimals.
- Alphabetic code
- EUR
- Numeric code
- 978
- Minor units
- 2
- Type
- Currency
What to know about EUR
EUR is used in 37 countries and territories.
Where EUR is used
- Åland Islands
- Andorra
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Estonia
- European Union
- Finland
- France
- French Guiana
- French Southern Territories
- Germany
- Greece
- Guadeloupe
- Holy See
- Ireland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Martinique
- Mayotte
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- Portugal
- Réunion
- Saint Barthélemy
- Saint Martin (French part)
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- San Marino
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
EUR 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:261022EUR1250,75 |
| ISO 20022 | The Ccy attribute of the amount element; a dot as the decimal mark | <IntrBkSttlmAmt Ccy="EUR">1250.75</IntrBkSttlmAmt> |
| FIX | Tag 15 Currency (and 120 SettlCurrency), with the amounts in their own tags | 15=EUR |
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 countries. See all withdrawn codes.
| Code | Name | Country | Withdrawn |
|---|---|---|---|
ADP | Andorran Peseta | Andorra | July 2003 |
ATS | Schilling | Austria | March 2002 |
BEC | Convertible Franc | Belgium | March 1990 |
BEF | Belgian Franc | Belgium | March 2002 |
BEL | Financial Franc | Belgium | March 1990 |
BGJ | Lev A/52 | Bulgaria | 1989 to 1990 |
BGK | Lev A/62 | Bulgaria | 1989 to 1990 |
BGL | Lev | Bulgaria | November 2003 |
BGN | Bulgarian Lev | Bulgaria | January 2026 |
CYP | Cyprus Pound | Cyprus | January 2008 |
DEM | Deutsche Mark | Germany | March 2002 |
EEK | Kroon | Estonia | January 2011 |
Questions
- What is the currency code of the Euro?
- EUR, with the numeric code 978 (ISO 4217).
- How many decimals does EUR have?
- 2. An amount in EUR can have up to 2 digits after the decimal mark.
- Which countries use EUR?
- Åland Islands, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria and 32 more, according to ISO 4217 list one.
- What is currency code 978?
- 978 is the ISO 4217 numeric code of EUR (Euro). Numeric codes are often the same as the ISO 3166 numeric code of the country.
GCC currencies
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.