ISO 4217 added to the standard. A number of currencies are not included in ISO 4217, because these currencies are: (a) minor currencies pegged 1:1 to a larger currency, even if independently regulated (b) a legal tender only issued as commemorative banknotes or coinage, or (c) a currency of an unrecognized or partially recognized state. These currencies include: See for a list of all currently pegged currencies. Despite having no official recognition in ISO 4217, the following non-ISO codes are sometimes used locally or commercially. In addition, GBX is sometimes used (for example on the London Stock Exchange) to denote Penny sterling,
International Organization for Standardization end-users of products and services, ensuring that certified products conform to the minimum standards set internationally. The three official languages of the ISO are English, French, and Russian. The name of the organization in French is ', and in Russian, ('). "ISO" is not an acronym. The organization adopted "ISO" as its abbreviated name in reference to the Greek word "" (, meaning "equal"), as its name in the three official languages would have different acronyms. During the founding meetings of the new organization, the Greek word explanation was not invoked, so this meaning may have been made public later.