ISO 4217 (MA), SIX Interbank Clearing, is responsible for maintaining the list of codes. The following is a list of active codes of official ISO 4217 currency names. In the standard the values are called "alphabetic code", "numeric code", and "minor unit". The US dollar has two codes assigned: USD and USN (next day). The USS (same day) code is not in use any longer, and was removed from the list of active ISO 4217 codes in March 2014. According to UN/CEFACT recommendation 9, paragraphs 8–9 ECE/TRADE/203, 1996, available online: As of August 2018, there are no new codes planned to be
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