7.3.2. Order of the currencies and ISO codes
When using currency abbreviations, the ISO codes 4217 should be used (see Annex A7 and the maintenance agency’s website).
Member State currencies
When listing Member State currencies, place the euro first followed by the other monetary abbreviations in alphabetical order of the currrency code (ISO codes 4217).
| ISO code | Currency |
| EUR | euro |
| BGN | lev (pl. leva) |
| CZK | Czech koruna (pl. koruny) |
| DKK | Danish krone (pl. kroner) |
| GBP | pound sterling |
| HUF | forint (inv.) |
| LTL | litas (pl. litai) |
| LVL | lats (pl. lati) |
| PLN | zloty (pl. zlotys) |
| RON | Romanian leu (pl. lei) |
| SEK | krona (pl. kronor) |
Other currencies
For reasons of protocol, other currencies should follow the currencies of Member States and be listed according to the same criteria, i.e. in alphabetical order of the currency code (ISO codes 4217). The same rule applies to a list of currencies in running text if there are no other criteria for classification.
| ISO code | Currency |
| CAD | Canadian dollar |
| CHF | Swiss franc |
| JPY | yen |
| USD | US dollar |
See Annex A7 for a list of currency codes.
Older currencies
The euro has replaced the following older Member State currencies.
| ISO code | Currency |
| ATS | Austrian schilling |
| BEF | Belgian franc |
| CYP | Cyprus pound |
| DEM | German mark |
| EEK | kroon (pl. kroonid) |
| ESP | peseta |
| FIM | Finnish markka |
| FRF | French franc |
| GRD | drachma |
| IEP | Irish pound (punt) |
| ITL | Italian lira (pl. lire) |
| LUF | Luxembourg franc |
| MTL | Maltese lira (pl. liri) |
| NLG | Dutch guilder |
| PTE | Portuguese escudo |
| SIT | tolar (pl. tolars) |
| SKK | Slovak koruna (pl. koruny) |
Acceding state/candidate countries’ currencies
| ISO code | Country | Currency |
| EUR | Montenegro | euro |
| HRK | Croatia | kuna (inv.) |
| ISK | Iceland | króna (pl. krónur) |
| MKD | former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the | denar |
| TRY | Turkey | Turkish lira (inv.) |
