ISO 4217 Currency Codes
| Files | Size | Format | Created | Updated | License | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 68 B | csv | about 2 months ago | Open Data Commons Public Domain Dedication and License v1.0 | SIX Interbank Clearing Ltd (on behalf of ISO) |
List of currencies and their 3 digit codes as defined by ISO 4217. The data provided here is the consolidation of Table A.1 "Current currency & funds code list" and Table A.3 "Historic denominatio...
Data Files
| File | Description | Size | Last modified | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|
codes-all | 68 B | about 2 months ago | codes-all |
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codes-all
Schema
| name | type | description | title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entity | string | Country or region name | |
| Currency | string | Name of the currency | |
| AlphabeticCode | string | 3 digit alphabetic code for the currency | Alphabetic Code |
| NumericCode | number | 3 digit numeric code | Numeric Code |
| MinorUnit | string | Minor Unit | |
| WithdrawalDate | string | Date currency withdrawn (values can be ranges or months | Withdrawal Date |
List of currencies and their 3 digit codes as defined by ISO 4217. The data provided here is the consolidation of Table A.1 "Current currency & funds code list" and Table A.3 "Historic denominations".
Note that the ISO page offers pay-for PDFs but also links to http://www.currency-iso.org/en/home/tables.html which does provide them in machine readable form freely.
Data
The data provided (see data/codes.csv) in this data package provides a consolidated list of currency (and funds) codes by combining these two separate tables:
- ISO Tables A.1 - Current Currencies and Funds
- ISO Tables A.3 - List of codes for historic denominations of currencies & funds
Preparation
The script requires recode package to be istalled. Install it by running:
sudo apt install recode
Run the following script to download and convert the data from XML to CSV:
cd scripts/
./runall.sh
The raw XML files are stored in ./archive. The cleaned data are
./data/codes-all.csv.
Version
The current tables have a published date of 28 March 2014 (as indicated in the XML files).
License
Placing in the Public Domain under the Public Domain Dedication and License. The original site states no restriction on use and the data is small and completely factual.