diff --git a/include/xo/unit/quantity.hpp b/include/xo/unit/quantity.hpp
index 5d549b9c..e986b95f 100644
--- a/include/xo/unit/quantity.hpp
+++ b/include/xo/unit/quantity.hpp
@@ -974,6 +974,14 @@ namespace xo {
 
         } /*namespace qty*/
 
+        namespace qty {
+            // ----- currency -----
+
+            /** create quantity representing @p x units of currency, with compile-time unit representation **/
+            template <typename Repr>
+            inline constexpr auto currency(Repr x) { return quantity<u::currency, Repr>(x); }
+        }
+
         namespace qty {
             // ----- volatility -----