ISO 4217 Currency Code Regex for Go

What this pattern does

This page provides a lightweight, single-purpose regular expression for matching iso 4217 currency code, ported and verified for Go. Financial data validation has zero tolerance for false negatives — a missed invalid entry can corrupt downstream calculations. The snippet below is ready to drop into your Go project — whether you're validating in a Gin handler, a gRPC service, or a command-line tool.

Go Implementation

// ISO 4217 Currency Code
// ReDoS-safe | RegexVault — Finance > Currency & Money

package validation

import "regexp"

var iso4217CurrencyCodeRe = regexp.MustCompile(`^[A-Z]{3}$`)

func ValidateIso4217CurrencyCode(s string) bool {
    return iso4217CurrencyCodeRe.MatchString(s)
}

// Example
// fmt.Println(ValidateIso4217CurrencyCode("USD")) // true

Test Cases

When to use this pattern

This pattern is drawn from the Finance > Currency & Money category and carries a ReDoS-safe certification. That matters for Go developers because Go's RE2 engine is inherently safe from catastrophic backtracking, but this pattern has been additionally verified for correctness. RegexVault audits patterns against known backtracking attack vectors, ensuring you have the necessary context before using this regex in a high-stakes production environment.

Common Pitfalls

Technical Notes

ISO 4217 codes are always 3 uppercase letters. Cryptocurrency codes (BTC, ETH) are not part of the ISO standard but some systems treat them as currency codes. X-prefixed codes are special (XAU=gold, XDR=SDR).