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MT 101 Field Specifications

13. Field 32B: Currency/Transaction Amount

FORMAT

Option B 3!a15d (Currency)(Amount)

PRESENCE

Mandatory in mandatory sequence B

DEFINITION

This field specifies the currency and the amount of the subsequent transfer to be executed by the Receiver.

NETWORK VALIDATED RULES

Currency must be a valid ISO 4217 currency code (Error code(s): T52).

The integer part of Amount must contain at least one digit. A decimal comma is mandatory and is included in the maximum length. The number of digits following the comma must not exceed the maximum number allowed for the specified currency (Error code(s): C03,T40,T43).

The codes XAU, XAG, XPD and XPT are not allowed, as these are codes for commodities for which the category 6 commodities messages must be used (Error code(s): C08).

USAGE RULES

The amount is subject to deduction of the Receiver's/beneficiary bank's charges if field 71A is BEN or SHA.