# currency

The currency in which the monetary amount is expressed.

Use standard formats: [ISO 4217 currency format](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_4217), e.g. "USD"; [Ticker symbol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cryptocurrencies) for cryptocurrencies, e.g. "BTC"; well known names for [Local Exchange Trading Systems](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_exchange_trading_system) (LETS) and other currency types, e.g. "Ithaca HOUR".

## Expected Types

| Type | Description |
|------|-------------|
| [Text](https://schema.org.ai/Text) | Data type: Text. |

## Used on Types

| Type | Description |
|------|-------------|
| [DatedMoneySpecification](https://schema.org.ai/DatedMoneySpecification) | A DatedMoneySpecification represents monetary values with optional start and end dates. For example, this could represent an employee's salary over a specific period of time. \_\_Note:\_\_ This type has been superseded by [MonetaryAmount](https://schema.org.ai/MonetaryAmount), use of that type is recommended. |
| [ExchangeRateSpecification](https://schema.org.ai/ExchangeRateSpecification) | A structured value representing exchange rate. |
| [LoanOrCredit](https://schema.org.ai/LoanOrCredit) | A financial product for the loaning of an amount of money, or line of credit, under agreed terms and charges. |
| [MonetaryAmount](https://schema.org.ai/MonetaryAmount) | A monetary value or range. This type can be used to describe an amount of money such as $50 USD, or a range as in describing a bank account being suitable for a balance between £1,000 and £1,000,000 GBP, or the value of a salary, etc. It is recommended to use [PriceSpecification](https://schema.org.ai/PriceSpecification) Types to describe the price of an Offer, Invoice, etc. |
| [MonetaryAmountDistribution](https://schema.org.ai/MonetaryAmountDistribution) | A statistical distribution of monetary amounts. |

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