diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/cubetiqs/money/MoneyExtension.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/cubetiqs/money/MoneyExtension.kt
index 67e9e14..9fc5c95 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/cubetiqs/money/MoneyExtension.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/cubetiqs/money/MoneyExtension.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package com.cubetiqs.money
 
+import java.util.*
+
 infix fun StdMoney.exchangeTo(currency: StdMoney.Currency): StdMoney {
     return MoneyExchangeUtils.exchange(this, currency)
 }
@@ -126,4 +128,9 @@ fun MoneyView.asStdMoney(): StdMoney {
             return this@asStdMoney.getValue()
         }
     }
+}
+
+// detect currency symbol, if needed
+fun StdMoney.Currency.findCurrency(): Currency? {
+    return Currency.getInstance(this.getCurrency())
 }
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diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/cubetiqs/money/MoneyView.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/cubetiqs/money/MoneyView.kt
index 3762a79..0e8b554 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/cubetiqs/money/MoneyView.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/cubetiqs/money/MoneyView.kt
@@ -4,9 +4,12 @@ open class MoneyView(
     private var value: Number? = null,
     private var currency: String? = null,
 ) : MoneyMixin {
+    private var _currency: StdMoney.Currency? = null
+
     constructor(money: StdMoney) : this() {
+        this._currency = money.getCurrency()
         this.value = money.getValue()
-        this.currency = money.getCurrency().getCurrency()
+        this.currency = this._currency?.getCurrency()
     }
 
     fun getValue(): Double {
@@ -17,6 +20,10 @@ open class MoneyView(
         return currency
     }
 
+    fun getSymbol(): String? {
+        return this._currency?.findCurrency()?.symbol
+    }
+
     fun getFormat(): String {
         return MoneyConfig
             .getFormatter(getCurrency())