MT587: (40) Field 19A: Amount

FORMAT

Option A :4!c//[N]3!a15d (Qualifier)(Sign)(Currency Code)(Amount)

PRESENCE

Optional in optional sequence D

QUALIFIER

 

Order

M/O

Qualifier

R/N

CR

Options

Qualifier Description

1

O

CHAR

N

 

A

Charges/Fees

2

O

OCMT

N

 

A

Original Currency and Ordered Amount

DEFINITION

This qualified generic field specifies:

CHAR

Charges/Fees

Amount of money paid for the provision of financial services.

OCMT

Original Currency and Ordered Amount

Original currency and ordered amount.

NETWORK VALIDATED RULES

The integer part of Amount must contain at least one digit. The decimal comma is mandatory and is included in the maximum length. The number of digits following the comma must not exceed the maximum allowed for the specified currency .

Currency Code must be a valid ISO 4217 currency code .

When Sign is present, Amount must not be zero .

USAGE RULES

Sign is used when the Amount is credited while the practice or the transaction type would normally imply that the Amount should be debited (or vice versa).