# currency

#### currency

The currency of the game or tournament buy-in and fee as an ISO currency code.

**Type:** string

**Format:** [ISO4217 currency code](https://www.iso.org/iso-4217-currency-codes.html)

* "XPM" - Play Money; a currency with no monetary value
* "XSC" - PokerStars coin

{% hint style="warning" %}
If your site uses a coin specific to your site that has value and is not considered play money then please see the [Change Request Process](/contact-us/change-request-process.md) to learn how to submit your coin for inclusion in the specification at which point we will include it and increase the specification's version number.  Your site specific coin should be three characters and not conflict with any existing currencies.
{% endhint %}

**Example:**

```javascript
"currency": "USD"
```


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