Vatican City IBAN format
An IBAN from Vatican City starts with VA and has 22 characters: two check digits and a 18-character national account number (BBAN) in the format 3!n15!n.
| IBAN length | 22 characters |
|---|---|
| BBAN format (SWIFT notation) | 3!n15!n |
| Example | VA59 0011 2300 0012 3456 78 |
| Bank code in the example | 001 |
| Currency | EUR |
| Registry authority | Financial Information Authority (Autorita di Informazione Finanziaria - AIF) |
| SEPA | Country in the SEPA scheme area |
Structure by position
| Positions | Length | Content |
|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | 2 | Country code VA |
| 3-4 | 2 | IBAN check digits (mod 97) |
| 5-7 | 3 | Bank code (digits) |
| 8-22 | 15 | Account number (digits) |
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The check strips spaces, verifies the length (22), the account format and the mod-97 check digits, then extracts the bank code.
SWIFT/BIC codes of banks in Vatican City (2)
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