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MT 305 Field Specifications

20. Field 33B: Counter Currency and Amount

FORMAT

Option B 3!a15d (Currency)(Amount)

PRESENCE

Mandatory in mandatory sequence A

DEFINITION

This field specifies the counter currency and amount. The counter currency is the currency which is to be exchanged for the underlying currency.

NETWORK VALIDATED RULES

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

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).

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).