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MT 202 COV Field Specifications

19. Field 33B: Currency/Instructed Amount

FORMAT

Option B 3!a15d (Currency)(Amount)

PRESENCE

Optional in mandatory sequence B

DEFINITION

This field specifies the currency and amount of the instruction. This amount is provided for information purposes and has to be transported unchanged through the transaction chain.

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).

USAGE RULES

If the Currency/Instructed Amount field was present in the underlying customer credit transfer message that was sent with the cover method, then this field must carry that Currency/Instructed Amount.