ISO 4217 a subdivision of pound sterling, the currency for the United Kingdom. Recently, cryptocurrencies have unofficially used ISO codes on various cryptocurrency exchanges, for instance LTC for Litecoin, NMC for Namecoin and XRP for Ripple. SIX Interbank Clearing (a Maintenance Agency of ISO) is currently studying the impact and role of cryptocurrencies and other independent currencies on ISO 4217. A number of currencies were official ISO 4217 currency codes and currency names until their replacement by the euro or other currencies. The table below shows the ISO currency codes of former currencies and their common names (which do not always match
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.