# We need a currency type in Elastic String validators and converters to currencies of other countries. We must store currency values in the native country currency and we need field validators to remove currency formatting characters
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/we-need-a-currency-type-in-elastic-string-validators-and-converters-to-currencies-of-other-countries-we-must-store-currency-values-in-the-native-country-currency-and-we-need-field-validators-to-remove-currency-formatting-characters/312965
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [August 25, 2022, 8:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/we-need-a-currency-type-in-elastic-string-validators-and-converters-to-currencies-of-other-countries-we-must-store-currency-values-in-the-native-country-currency-and-we-need-field-validators-to-remove-currency-formatting-characters/312965 "2022-08-25T20:04:09Z")
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### Author:  [@jmkdev](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jmkdev)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2022, 8:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/we-need-a-currency-type-in-elastic-string-validators-and-converters-to-currencies-of-other-countries-we-must-store-currency-values-in-the-native-country-currency-and-we-need-field-validators-to-remove-currency-formatting-characters/312965/1 "2022-08-25T20:04:09Z")
Continuing the discussion from [How to store currency datatype in elasticsearch?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-store-currency-datatype-in-elasticsearch/65002):
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2022, 8:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/we-need-a-currency-type-in-elastic-string-validators-and-converters-to-currencies-of-other-countries-we-must-store-currency-values-in-the-native-country-currency-and-we-need-field-validators-to-remove-currency-formatting-characters/312965/2 "2022-09-22T20:04:11Z")
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