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Bug 797105 - Incorrect local-symbol for SZL currency
Summary: Incorrect local-symbol for SZL currency
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: GnuCash
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Currency and Commodity (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Hardware: PC All
: Normal normal
Target Milestone: 3.5
Assignee: core
QA Contact: core
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Reported: 2019-02-15 17:53 EST by sicelo
Modified: 2019-02-18 08:18 EST (History)
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Description sicelo 2019-02-15 17:53:49 EST
GnuCash displays the 'local-symbol' for SZL currency as "L," e.g. L500.00.

The correct local symbol should be "E" instead, e.g. E500.00.

Example from the Central Bank of Swaziland, [1]:
"On 6 September 1974, the Monetary Authority of Swaziland introduced notes in denominations of E1, E2, E5 and E10, with E20 notes following in 1978."

It is true that the 'E' is the plural form of the currency (Emalangeni), but when using one symbol we always use the plural form regardless of the Lilangeni amount.

Additional official resource from the Government Website added [2] (notice no symbol for the singular form)

[1] http://www.centralbank.org.sz/currency/banknotes/index.php
[2] http://www.gov.sz/index.php/about-us-sp-15933109/national-archives
Comment 1 sicelo 2019-02-15 18:16:14 EST
PR submitted on Github for review,
https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash/pull/461
Comment 2 Frank H. Ellenberger 2019-02-18 08:18:07 EST
I commited your work in commit d7190c0. So it will be in release 3.5.
Thank you!

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