diff --git a/currency.py b/currency.py
index 9db843abff..fbb2a197d3 100644
--- a/currency.py
+++ b/currency.py
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ class Currency(OSV):
     'Currency'
     _name = 'currency.currency'
     _description = __doc__
-    name = fields.Char('Name', size=128, required=True, translate=True)
+    name = fields.Char('Name', required=True, translate=True)
+    symbol = fields.Char('Symbol', size=10, required=True)
     code = fields.Char('Code', size=3, required=True)
     rate = fields.Function('get_rate', string='Current rate', digits=(12, 6))
     rates = fields.One2Many('currency.currency.rate', 'currency', 'Rates')
diff --git a/currency.xml b/currency.xml
index a066b47968..f14703be88 100644
--- a/currency.xml
+++ b/currency.xml
@@ -17,11 +17,13 @@
                 <![CDATA[
                 <form string="Currency" col="6">
                     <label name="name"/>
-                    <field name="name"/>
-                    <label name="code"/>
-                    <field name="code"/>
+                    <field name="name" colspan="3"/>
                     <label name="active"/>
                     <field name="active" xexpand="0" width="100"/>
+                    <label name="symbol"/>
+                    <field name="symbol"/>
+                    <label name="code"/>
+                    <field name="code"/>
                     <label name="rounding"/>
                     <field name="rounding"/>
                     <label name="digits"/>
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@
                 <![CDATA[
                 <tree string="Currencies">
                     <field name="name" select="1"/>
+                    <field name="symbol"/>
                     <field name="code" select="1"/>
                     <field name="rate"/>
                     <field name="active" tree_invisible="1" select="2"/>
@@ -117,6 +120,7 @@
         <record model="currency.currency" id="eur">
             <field name="name">Euro</field>
             <field name="code">EUR</field>
+            <field name="symbol">€</field>
             <field name="rounding" eval="0.01"/>
             <field name="digits" eval="2"/>
         </record>
@@ -128,12 +132,14 @@
         <record model="currency.currency" id="usd">
             <field name="name">United States dollar</field>
             <field name="code">USD</field>
+            <field name="symbol">$</field>
             <field name="rounding" eval="0.01"/>
             <field name="digits" eval="2"/>
         </record>
         <record model="currency.currency" id="chf">
             <field name="name">Swiss franc</field>
             <field name="code">CHF</field>
+            <field name="symbol">Fr.</field>
             <field name="rounding" eval="0.01"/>
             <field name="digits" eval="2"/>
         </record>