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MT 620 Field Specifications

18. Field 32a: Currency and Principal Amount

FORMAT

Option B 3!a15d (Currency)(Amount)
Option F 3!a15d (Unit)(Amount)

PRESENCE

Mandatory in mandatory sequence B

DEFINITION

This field specifies the currency and contract amount, that is, the amount on which the interest specified in field 34E is calculated. For a new confirmation (22B=CONF), this amount has to be settled at value date.

CODES

In option F, Unit must contain one of the following codes (Error code(s): T06):

FOZ Fine Troy Ounce
GOZ Gross Ounce
GRM Gramme
KLO Kilo
LIT Litre
LOT Lot
OTH Other
PND Pound
TAL Tael
TOL Tola
TON Metric Tonne
TOZ Troy Ounce
UNT Unit

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).

Amount must not contain more than six digits following the decimal comma (Error code(s): C89).

USAGE RULES

When Unit 'OTH' is used, the unit of the commodity must be defined in field 72.