ISO 4217 / PRECIOUS METALS
Gold
XAU
The ISO alphabetic code is XAU. Its three-digit numeric code is 959. No numeric minor-unit precision is assigned.
- Alphabetic code
- XAU
- Numeric code
- 959
- Symbol (English)
- ISO code used
- Decimal places
- Not applicable
A CODE IN CONTEXT
Its listed entities.
Country and entity associations in the current ISO reference.
Gold
WRITING AN AMOUNT
XAU, without ambiguity.
XAU has no applicable numeric minor-unit precision in the source. It is included for reference and is not offered as an invoice currency in this tool.
English number-format data uses the code itself rather than a separate narrow symbol for this entry.
Source & definitions
Currency code, numeric identifier, name, decimal precision and entity associations: SIX ISO 4217 List One, published 2026-09-17. Symbols use English-locale number-format data. Country links connect the listed entities to Ostro’s geographic reference directory.
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