Notes:
The type of currency used in a financial amount.

National Codes:

• GBP Pound Sterling
• USD US Dollar
• EUR Euro

Refer to BSEN 4217 for actual lists of codes and names Note: ISO standard no longer contains obsolete euro-zone currencies. (plus 'Milk Tokens' for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)).

References:
The e-GIF version approved for use in NHS England is:
Government Data Standards Catalogue: (GDSC), Version 2.0, Agreed 1 January 2002.
Further information can be found on the Cabinet Office website.

This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	CURRENCY TYPES