Format of currency notation

Client applications format values in MONEY columns with the currency notation that the locale defines.

This notation specifies the currency symbol, thousands separator, and decimal separator. For more information about currency notation, see Numeric and monetary formats.

In the default locale, the default currency symbol is a dollar sign ($), the default thousands separator is a comma ( , ), and the default decimal separator is a period ( . ) symbol. For nondefault locales, the locale defines the appropriate culture-specific currency notation for monetary values. You can also use the DBMONEY environment variable to customize the currency symbol and decimal separator for monetary values. For more information, see Customize currency display formats.