1.196 NLS_CURRENCY

NLS_CURRENCY specifies the string to use as the local currency symbol for the L number format element. The default value of this parameter is determined by NLS_TERRITORY.

Property	Description
Parameter type	String
Syntax	NLS_CURRENCY = currency_symbol
Default value	Derived from NLS_TERRITORY
Modifiable	ALTER SESSION
Modifiable in a PDB	Yes
Range of values	Any valid character string, with a maximum of 10 bytes (not including null)
Basic	No

Note:

The value of this initialization parameter NLS_CURRENCY is used to initialize the session value of this parameter, which is the actual value referenced by the SQL query processing. This initial value is overridden by a client-side value if the client uses the Oracle JDBC driver or if the client is OCI-based and the NLS_LANG client setting (environment variable) is defined. The initialization parameter value is, therefore, usually ignored.

See Also:

• Oracle Database Globalization Support Guide for more information about this parameter

• Oracle Database SQL Language Reference for information on number format elements