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'''ISO 4217''' is an [[international standard]] describing three letter codes to define the names of [[currency|currencies]] established by the [[International Organization for Standardization]] (ISO).

call_letters = WOSU|

station_logo = [[Image:WOSU_AM_Logo.jpg]]|

___location = [[Columbus, Ohio]]|

station_branding = NPR 820 Columbus Public Radio|

frequency = 820 [[Kilohertz|kHz]]|

format = [[National Public Radio|NPR]]<br>[[Talk radio]]<br>[[Sports]]|

callsign_meaning = '''O'''hio<br>'''S'''tate<br>'''U'''niversity|

owner = Ohio State University|

first_air_date = [[June 3]], [[1922]] ''as WEAO''|

erp = 5&nbsp;[[kW]] ''daytime''<br>790&nbsp;[[watts]] ''nighttime''|

homepage = [http://www.wosu.org/ www.wosu.org]|

}}

'''WOSU''' is an [[AM broadcasting|AM]] radio station in [[Columbus, Ohio]], located at 820&nbsp;kHz. Its official brand identifier is ''NPR 820 Columbus Public Radio''. WOSU is licensed by the [[Federal Communications Commission]] as a daytime and nightime radio station, operating with a non-directional power of 5&nbsp;kW during the day, and dropping to 790&nbsp;[[watts]] at night. The current license holder is the [[Ohio State University]].

The first two letters of the code are the two letters of [[ISO 3166-1 alpha-2]] [[country codes]] (which are similar to those used for [[Country code top-level ___domain|national top-level domains]] on the [[Internet]]) and the third is usually the initial of the currency itself. So [[Japan]]'s currency code becomes '''JPY'''&mdash;JP for Japan and Y for [[yen]]. This eliminates the problem caused by the names [[Dollar|dollar]], [[Franc|franc]] and [[Pound (currency)|pound]] being used in dozens of different countries, all with wildly differing values. Also, if a currency is revalued, the currency code's last letter is changed to distinguish it from the old currency. In some cases, the third letter is the initial for "new" in that country's language, to distinguish it from an older currency that was revalued; the code often long outlasts the usage of the term "new" itself. Examples of this include the [[Mexican peso]] ('''MXN''') and the [[Turkish lira]] ('''TRY'''). Other changes can be seen, however; the Russian [[ruble]], for example, changed from '''RUR''' to '''RUB''', where the B comes from the third letter in the word "ruble".

WOSU is the oldest radio station in [[Columbus, Ohio]] that is still currently broadcasting. WOSU's origins trace back to 1920 when Ohio State University was granted an experimental license on [[April 20]], [[1920]]. On [[June 3]], [[1922]], the station received the call letters WEAO. In 1933, the call letters were changed to WOSU.

There is also a three-digit code number assigned to each currency, in the same manner as there is also a three-digit code number assigned to each country as part of ISO 3166.

Today, WOSU-AM is primarily an NPR member station, however, also broadcasts programs from [[American Public Media]] and [[Public Radio International]]. WOSU-AM is also home to the Ohio State [[Hockey]]. [[Women's Basketball]], and [[Baseball]] broadcasts.

The standard also defines the relationship between the major currency unit and any minor currency unit. Often, the minor currency unit has a value that is 1/100 of the major unit, but 1/10 or 1/1000 are also common. Some currencies do not have any minor currency unit at all. In others, the major currency unit has so little value that the minor unit is no longer generally used (e.g. the Japanese ''sen'', 1/100th of a yen). [[Mauritania]] does not use a decimal division of units, setting 1 [[Mauritanian ouguiya|ouguiya]] (UM) = 5 [[khoums]], and [[Madagascar]] has 1 [[ariary]] = 5 [[iraimbilanja]].

In addition to it's sports and news coverage, the station also produces an award-winning talk show, ''Open Line'' with host, Fred Anderle, during weekday mornings.

ISO 4217 includes codes for not only currencies, but also codes for precious metals ([[gold]], [[silver]], [[palladium]] and [[platinum]]; by definition expressed per one [[troy ounce]], as compared to "1 USD") and certain other entities used in international finance, e.g. [[Special Drawing Rights]]. There are also special codes allocated for testing purposes ('''XTS'''), and to indicate no currency transactions (XXX). These codes all begin with the letter "X". The precious metals use "X" plus the metal's [[chemical symbol]]; silver, for example, is '''XAG'''. ISO 3166 never assigns country codes beginning with "X", so ISO 4217 can use "X" codes for non-country-specific currencies without risk of clashing with future country codes.

During [[July]] [[2005]], WOSU supported the [[StoryCorps]] project, developed by the [[Library of Congress]] to record and archive unique and notable stories by regular citizens. Some local tales recorded by StoryCorps are archived on WOSU-AM's website.

Supranational currencies, such as the [[East Caribbean dollar]], the [[CFP franc]], the [[CFAF|CFA franc]] BEAC and the CFA franc BCEAO are normally also represented by codes beginning with an "X". However, the [[Euro]] is represented by the code '''EUR'''; although EU is not an [[ISO 3166-1]] country code, it was used anyway, and in order to do so EU was added to the [[ISO 3166-1]] reserved codes list to represent the [[European Union]]. The predecessor to the Euro, the [[European Currency Unit]], had the code XEU.

== HistorySee Also ==

* [[WOSU]]

In 1973, the ISO Technical Committee 68 decided to develop codes for the representation of currencies and funds for use in any application of trade, commerce or banking. At the 17th session (February 1978) of the related [[UN]]/[[United_Nations_Economic_Commission_for_Europe|ECE]] Group of Experts agreed that the three letter alphabetic codes for International Standard ISO 4217, "Codes for the representation of currencies and funds", would be suitable for use in international trade.

Over time, new currencies are created and old currencies are discontinued. Frequently, these changes are due to new governments (through war or a new constitution), treaties between countries standardizing on a currency, or revaluation of the currency due to excessive inflation. As a result, the list of codes must be updated from time to time. The ISO 4217 maintenance agency (MA), the [[British Standards Institution]], is responsible for maintaining the list of codes.

== Active codes ==

# AED [[United Arab Emirates]] [[UAE dirham|dirham]]

# AFN [[Afghanistan|Afghan]] [[afghani]]

# ALL [[Albania]]n [[Lek (currency)|lek]]

# AMD [[Armenia]]n [[Dram (currency)|dram]]

# ANG [[Netherlands Antilles|Netherlands Antillian]] [[guilder]]

# AOA [[Angola]]n [[kwanza]]

# ARS [[Argentine peso]]

# AUD [[Australian dollar]]

# AWG [[Aruba]]n [[guilder]]

# AZM [[Azerbaijan]]i [[manat]]

# BAM [[Bosnia-Herzegovina]] [[Convertible Mark|convertible mark]]

# BBD [[Barbadian dollar]]

# BDT [[Bangladesh]]i [[taka]]

# BGN [[Bulgaria]]n [[lev]] (since [[1999]]-[[07-05]])

# BHD [[Bahraini dinar]]

# BIF [[Burundi]] [[Burundi franc|franc]]

# BMD [[Bermuda dollar]]

# BND [[Brunei dollar]]

# BOB [[Bolivia]]n [[boliviano]]

# BOV Bolivian Mvdol (Funds code)

# BRL [[Brazil]]ian [[Real (currency)|real]]

# BSD [[Bahamian dollar]]

# BTN [[Bhutan]] [[ngultrum]]

# BWP [[Botswana]] [[Pula (currency)|pula]]

# BYR [[Belarusian ruble]]

# BZD [[Belize dollar]]

# CAD [[Canadian dollar]]

# CDF [[Democratic Republic of Congo|Congolese]] [[franc]]

# CHF [[Swiss franc]]

# CLF Chilean Unidades de fomento (Funds code)

# CLP [[Chilean peso]]

# CNY [[Yuan]] [[renminbi]] (PR China)

# COP [[Colombian peso]]

# COU Colombian unidad de valor real (added to the COP)

# CRC [[Costa Rica]]n [[Colón (currency)|colón]]

# CSD [[Serbian dinar]]

# CUC [[Cuban convertible peso]] (replaced USD as additional national currency in [[November 2004]])

# CUP [[Cuban peso]] (still in use)

# CVE [[Cape Verde]] [[escudo]]

# CYP [[Cyprus Pound|Cyprus pound]]

# CZK [[Czech Republic|Czech]] [[koruna]]

# DJF [[Djibouti]] [[franc]]

# DKK [[Danish krone]]

# DOP [[Dominican peso]]

# DZD [[Algerian dinar]]

# EEK [[Estonia]]n [[kroon]]

# EGP [[Egyptian pound]]

# ERN [[Eritrean|Eritrea]] [[nakfa]]

# ETB [[Ethiopia]]n [[Birr (currency)|birr]]

# EUR [[European Union euro]]

# FJD [[Fijian dollar]]

# FKP [[Falkland Islands]] [[Pound (currency)|pound]]

# GBP [[United Kingdom|Great British]] [[Pound sterling|Pound]]

# GEL [[Georgian lari]]

# GHC [[Ghana]] [[cedi]]

# GIP [[Gibraltar pound]]

# GMD [[Gambia]]n [[dalasi]]

# GNF [[Guinea]] [[franc]]

# GTQ [[Guatemala]]n [[Quetzal (currency)|quetzal]]

# GYD [[Guyanese dollar]]

# HKD [[Hong Kong dollar]]

# HNL [[Honduras|Honduran]] [[lempira]]

# HRK [[Croatia]]n [[Kuna (currency)|kuna]]

# HTG [[Haiti]]an [[gourde]]

# HUF [[Hungary|Hungarian]] [[forint]]

# IDR [[Indonesian rupiah]]

# ILS [[New Israeli shekel]]

# INR [[Indian rupee]]

# IQD [[Iraqi dinar]]

# IRR [[Iranian Rial]]

# ISK [[Icelandic Króna|Icelandic króna]]

# JMD [[Jamaican dollar]]

# JOD [[Jordanian dinar]]

# JPY [[Japan]]ese [[yen]]

# KES [[Kenyan shilling]]

# KGS [[Kyrgyzstan]] [[som]]

# KHR [[Cambodia]]n [[riel (currency)|riel]]

# KMF [[Comorian franc]]

# KPW [[North Korea]]n [[won]]

# KRW [[South Korea]]n [[won]]

# KWD [[Kuwaiti dinar]]

# KYD [[Cayman Dollar|Cayman Islands dollar]]

# KZT [[Kazakhstan]] [[tenge]]

# LAK [[Laos|Lao]] [[kip (currency)|kip]]

# LBP [[Lebanese pound]]

# LKR [[Sri Lanka]]n [[rupee]]

# LRD [[Liberian dollar]]

# LSL [[Lesotho]] [[loti]]

# LTL [[Lithuania]]n [[litas]]

# LVL [[Latvia]]n [[lat]]

# LYD [[Libyan dinar]]

# MAD [[Morocco|Moroccan]] [[dirham]]

# MDL [[Moldovan leu]]

# MGA [[Madagascar|Malagasy]] [[ariary]]

# MKD [[Macedonian Denar|Macedonian denar]]

# MMK [[Myanmar]] [[kyat]]

# MNT [[Mongolia]]n [[tugrik]]

# MOP [[Macau]] [[pataca]]

# MRO [[Mauritania]]n [[Mauritanian ouguiya|ouguiya]]

# MTL [[Malta|Maltese]] [[lira]]

# MUR [[Mauritius]] [[Mauritian Rupee|rupee]]

# MVR [[Maldives]] [[rufiyaa]]

# MWK [[Malawi]] [[kwacha]]

# MXN [[Mexican peso]]

# MXV Mexican Unidad de Inversión (UDI) (Funds code)

# MYR [[Malaysia]]n [[Malaysian ringgit|ringgit]]

# MZM [[Mozambique metical]]

# NAD [[Namibian dollar]]

# NGN [[Nigeria]]n [[naira]]

# NIO [[Nicaragua]]n [[Córdoba (currency)|córdoba]]

# NOK [[Norwegian krone]]

# NPR [[Nepalese Rupee|Nepalese rupee]]

# NZD [[New Zealand dollar]]

# OMR [[Oman]]i [[rial]]

# PAB [[Panama]]nian [[Balboa (currency)|balboa]]

# PEN [[Peru]]vian [[Sol (currency)|nuevo sol]]

# PGK [[Papua New Guinea]] [[kina]]

# PHP [[Philippine peso]]

# PKR [[Pakistani Rupee|Pakistani rupee]]

# PLN [[Poland|Polish]] [[złoty]]

# PYG [[Paraguay]]an [[Guaraní (currency)|guaraní]]

# QAR [[Qatar]]i [[rial]]

# RON [[Romania]]n [[Romanian leu|leu]] (since [[2005]]-[[07-01]], formerly '''ROL''')

# RUB [[Russia]]n [[ruble]]

# RWF [[Rwanda]]n [[franc]]

# SAR [[Saudi Arabia]]n [[riyal]]

# SBD [[Solomon Islands]] [[Solomon Islands dollar|dollar]]

# SCR [[Seychelles rupee]]

# SDD [[Sudan]]ese [[dinar]]

# SEK [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[krona]]

# SGD [[Singapore dollar]]

# SHP [[Saint Helena]] [[Saint Helenian pound|pound]]

# SIT [[Slovenia|Slovene]] [[tolar]]

# SKK [[Slovakia|Slovak]] [[koruna]]

# SLL [[Sierra Leone]]an [[leone]]

# SOS [[Somalia|Somali]] [[shilling]]

# SRD [[Suriname dollar]] (since [[2004]]-[[01-01]])

# STD [[São Tomé and Príncipe]] [[dobra]]

# SYP [[Syrian pound]]

# SZL [[Swaziland]] [[lilangeni]]

# THB [[Thailand|Thai]] [[baht]]

# TJS [[Tajikistan]]i [[Tajikistani Somoni|somoni]]

# TMM [[Turkmenistan|Turkmen]] [[Manat (Turkmenistan)|manat]]

# TND [[Tunisia]]n [[dinar]]

# TOP [[Tonga]]n [[Pa'anga]]

# TRY [[New Turkish Lira|New Turkish lira]]

# TTD [[Trinidad and Tobago]] [[dollar]]

# TWD [[New Taiwan dollar]]

# TZS [[Tanzania]]n [[shilling]]

# UAH [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] [[hryvnia]]

# UGX [[Uganda]]n [[shilling]]

# USD [[United States dollar]]

# USN United States dollar (Next day) (Funds code)

# USS United States dollar (Same day) (Funds code) (one source claims it is no longer used, but it is still on the ISO 4217-MA list)

# UYU [[Uruguay]]an [[peso]]

# UZS [[Uzbekistan]]i [[Uzbekistani Som|som]]

# VEB [[Venezuela]]n [[Venezuelan Bolivar|bolívar]]

# VND [[Viet Nam]] [[Dong (currency)|dong]]

# VUV [[Vanuatu]] [[vatu]]

# WST Samoa Tala

# XAF [[CFAF|CFA franc]] BEAC

# XAG [[Silver]] [[Troy ounce|ounce]]

# XAU [[Gold]] [[Troy ounce|ounce]]

# XBA [[European Composite Unit]] (EURCO) (Bonds market unit)

# XBB [[European Monetary Unit]] (E.M.U.-6) (Bonds market unit)

# XBC [[European Unit of Account 9]] (E.U.A.-9) (Bonds market unit)

# XBD [[European Unit of Account 17]] (E.U.A.-17) (Bonds market unit)

# XCD [[East Caribbean dollar]]

# XDR [[Special Drawing Rights]] ([[International Monetary Fund|IMF]])

# XFO [[Gold-franc]] (Special settlement currency)

# XFU [[UIC franc]] (Special settlement currency)

# XOF [[CFAF|CFA franc]] BCEAO

# XPD [[Palladium]] [[Troy ounce|ounce]]

# XPF [[CFP franc]]

# XPT [[Platinum]] [[Troy ounce|ounce]]

# XTS Code reserved for testing purposes

# XXX No currency

# YER [[Yemen]]i [[rial]]

# ZAR [[South Africa]]n [[Rand (currency)|rand]]

# ZMK [[Zambia]]n [[kwacha]]

# ZWD [[Zimbabwe dollar]]

== Obsolete currency codes ==

===Replaced by Euro===

# ADP [[Andorran Peseta]]

# ATS Austrian Schilling

# BEF Belgian Franc

# DEM [[Deutsche Mark]]

# ESP Spanish [[Peseta]]

# FIM Finnish [[Markka]]

# FRF French [[Franc]]

# GRD Greek [[Drachma]]

# IEP [[Irish Pound]]

# ITL [[Italian Lira]]

# LUF [[Luxembourg Franc]]

# NLG Netherlands [[Guilder]]

# PTE [[Portugal|Portuguese]] [[Escudo]]

In addition, the currency code '''XEU''' has been replaced by '''EUR'''.

===Replaced for other reasons===

# AFA [[Afghani]] (replaced by AFN)

# ALK Albanian old lek (replaced by ALL)

# AON Angolan New Kwanza (replaced by AOA)

# AOR Angolan Kwanza Readjustado (replaced by AOA)

# ARP Peso Argentino (replaced by ARS)

# ARY Argentine peso (replaced by ARS)

# BEC [[Belgian Franc]] (convertible)

# BGJ Bulgarian lev A/52 (replaced by BGN)

# BGK Bulgarian lev A/62 (replaced by BGN)

# BGL Bulgarian lev A/99 (replaced by BGN)

# BOP Bolivian peso (replaced by BOB)

# BRB Brazilian cruzeiro (replaced by BRL)

# BRC Brazilian cruzado (replaced by BRL)

# CNX Chinese People's Bank dollar (replaced by CNY)

# CSJ [[Czechoslovakia|Czechoslovak]] koruna A/53

# CSK [[Czechoslovakia|Czechoslovak]] koruna (replaced by CZK and SKK)

# DDM mark der DDR (East Germany) (replaced by DEM)

# ECS Ecuador [[Sucre (currency)|sucre]] (replaced by USD)

# ECV Ecuador [[Unidad de Valor Constante]] (Funds code) (discontinued)

# EQE Equatorial Guinean ekwele (replaced by XAF)

# ESA Spanish peseta (account A)

# ESB Spanish peseta (account B)

# GNE Guinean syli (replaced by XOF)

# GWP Guinea peso (replaced by XOF)

# ILP Israeli pound (replaced by ILR)

# ILR Israeli old shekel (replaced by ILS)

# ISJ Icelandic old krona (replaced by ISK)

# LAJ Lao kip - Pot Pol (replaced by LAK)

# MAF Mali franc (replaced by XOF)

# MGF [[Madagascar|Malagasy]] [[franc]] (replaced by MGA)

# MKN Macedonian denar A/93 (replaced by MKD)

# MVQ Maldive rupee (replaced by MVR)

# MXP Mexican peso (replaced by MXN)

# PEH Peruvian sol (replaced by PEN)

# PLZ Polish złoty A/94 (replaced by PLN)

# ROK Romanian leu A/52 (replaced by ROL)

# ROL [[Romania]]n [[Romanian leu|leu]] A/05 (replaced by RON)

# RUR Russian ruble (replaced by RUB)

# SRG Suriname guilder (replaced by SRD)

# SUR Soviet Union ruble (replaced by RUB)

# SVC [[El Salvador|Salvadoran]] [[Colón (currency)|colón]] (replaced by USD)

# TPE Timor escudo

# TRL [[Lira|Turkish lira]] A/05 (replaced by TRY)

# UGW Ugandan old shilling (replaced by UGX)

# UYN Uruguay old peso (replaced by UYU)

# VNC Vietnamese old dong (replaced by VND)

# YDD South Yemeni dinar (replaced by YER)

# YUD New Yugoslavian Dinar (replaced by CSD)

# YUM Yugoslavian Dinar (replaced by CSD)

# ZAL South African [[financial rand]] (Funds code) (discontinued)

# ZRN New Zaire (replaced by CDF)

# ZRZ Zaire (replaced by CDF)

# ZWC Zimbabwe Rhodesian dollar (replaced by ZWD)

== See also ==

*[[List of currencies]]

*[[Currency]]

*[[Table of historical exchange rates]]

*[[List of international trade topics]]

*[[Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication|SWIFT]] and [[List of SWIFT codes]]

== External links ==

* [http://www.wosu.org/am/npr820.php Official website]

* [http://www.iso.org/iso/en/prods-services/popstds/currencycodeslist.html The official list of ISO-4217 alphabetic and numeric codes]

* [http://www.storycorps.net StoryCorps]

*[http://www.unece.org/cefact/recommendations/rec09/rec09_ecetrd203.pdf An older list of ISO-4217 alphabetic codes that contains some history of ISO-4217] ([[PDF]] file)

* {{AMQ|WOSU}}

*[http://fx.sauder.ubc.ca/currency_table.html Another list of numeric and alphabetic ISO 4217 currency codes]

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