Latvia IBAN format
An IBAN from Latvia starts with LV and has 21 characters: two check digits and a 17-character national account number (BBAN) in the format 4!a13!c.
| IBAN length | 21 characters |
|---|---|
| BBAN format (SWIFT notation) | 4!a13!c |
| Example | LV80 BANK 0000 4351 9500 1 |
| Bank code in the example | BANK |
| Currency | EUR |
| Registry authority | Bank of Latvia |
| SEPA | Country in the SEPA scheme area |
Structure by position
| Positions | Length | Content |
|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | 2 | Country code LV |
| 3-4 | 2 | IBAN check digits (mod 97) |
| 5-8 | 4 | Bank code (uppercase letters) |
| 9-21 | 13 | Account number (letters or digits) |
Check a Latvia IBAN
The check strips spaces, verifies the length (21), the account format and the mod-97 check digits, then extracts the bank code.
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