diff --git a/src/ColumnFormatter/BaseFormatter.php b/src/ColumnFormatter/BaseFormatter.php
index 72ac131..b5b82e3 100644
--- a/src/ColumnFormatter/BaseFormatter.php
+++ b/src/ColumnFormatter/BaseFormatter.php
@@ -21,4 +21,9 @@ public function getNumberFormat(): ?array
     {
         return null;
     }
+
+    public function getFormatCode(): ?string
+    {
+        return null;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/ColumnFormatter/ColumnFormatter.php b/src/ColumnFormatter/ColumnFormatter.php
index b9e6ebd..6bf4f79 100644
--- a/src/ColumnFormatter/ColumnFormatter.php
+++ b/src/ColumnFormatter/ColumnFormatter.php
@@ -15,4 +15,7 @@ public function getAlignment(): array;
 
     /** @return string[]|null */
     public function getNumberFormat(): ?array;
+
+    /** @return string|null */
+    public function getFormatCode(): ?string;
 }
diff --git a/src/ColumnFormatter/CurrencyFormatter.php b/src/ColumnFormatter/CurrencyFormatter.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb7119b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ColumnFormatter/CurrencyFormatter.php
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Copyright © Fastbolt Schraubengroßhandels GmbH.
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Fastbolt\ExcelWriter\ColumnFormatter;
+
+use Fastbolt\ExcelWriter\ColumnSetting;
+use OutOfRangeException;
+use PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Style\Alignment;
+use PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Style\NumberFormat;
+
+class CurrencyFormatter extends BaseFormatter
+{
+    public const CURRENCY_EUR = "EUR";
+
+    public const CURRENCY_USD = "USD";
+
+    private int $decimalLength;
+
+    private string $currency;
+
+    /**
+     * @param ColumnSetting       $column
+     * @param 'EUR'|'USD' $currency
+     */
+    public function __construct(ColumnSetting $column, string $currency)
+    {
+        $this->decimalLength = $column->getDecimalLength();
+        $this->currency = $currency;
+    }
+
+    public function getAlignment(): array
+    {
+        return ['horizontal' => Alignment::HORIZONTAL_RIGHT];
+    }
+
+    public function getNumberFormat(): array
+    {
+        $formatCode = '0.' . str_repeat('0', $this->decimalLength);
+
+        return ['formatCode' => $formatCode];
+    }
+
+    public function getFormatCode(): string
+    {
+        return match ($this->currency) {
+            self::CURRENCY_EUR => NumberFormat::FORMAT_CURRENCY_EUR,
+            self::CURRENCY_USD => NumberFormat::FORMAT_CURRENCY_USD,
+            default => throw new OutOfRangeException("Currency  " . $this->currency . " is not supported"),
+        };
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/ColumnFormatter/IntegerFormatter.php b/src/ColumnFormatter/IntegerFormatter.php
index 809ed4a..97a1049 100644
--- a/src/ColumnFormatter/IntegerFormatter.php
+++ b/src/ColumnFormatter/IntegerFormatter.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 use PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Style\Alignment;
 use PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Style\NumberFormat;
 
-class IntegerFormatter implements ColumnFormatter
+class IntegerFormatter extends BaseFormatter
 {
     public function getAlignment(): array
     {
diff --git a/src/ColumnSetting.php b/src/ColumnSetting.php
index f320f2c..f5a1779 100644
--- a/src/ColumnSetting.php
+++ b/src/ColumnSetting.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 namespace Fastbolt\ExcelWriter;
 
 use Fastbolt\ExcelWriter\ColumnFormatter\ColumnFormatter;
+use Fastbolt\ExcelWriter\ColumnFormatter\CurrencyFormatter;
 use Fastbolt\ExcelWriter\ColumnFormatter\DateFormatter;
 use Fastbolt\ExcelWriter\ColumnFormatter\FloatFormatter;
 use Fastbolt\ExcelWriter\ColumnFormatter\IntegerFormatter;
@@ -17,11 +18,13 @@
 
 class ColumnSetting
 {
-    public const FORMAT_INTEGER = 'int';
-    public const FORMAT_FLOAT   = 'float';
-    public const FORMAT_STRING  = 'string';
-    public const FORMAT_DATE    = 'datetime';
+    public const FORMAT_INTEGER    = 'int';
+    public const FORMAT_FLOAT      = 'float';
+    public const FORMAT_STRING     = 'string';
+    public const FORMAT_DATE       = 'datetime';
     public const FOMRAT_PERCENTAGE = 'percentage';
+    public const FORMAT_CURRENCY_EUR   = 'currency_eur';
+    public const FORMAT_CURRENCY_USD   = 'currency_usd';
 
     private string $format;
     private string $name = '';    //excel-name for the column
@@ -85,20 +88,16 @@ public function setName(string $name): ColumnSetting
      */
     public function getFormatter(): ColumnFormatter
     {
-        switch ($this->format) {
-            case self::FORMAT_STRING:
-                return new StringFormatter();
-            case self::FORMAT_DATE:
-                return new DateFormatter();
-            case self::FORMAT_INTEGER:
-                return new IntegerFormatter();
-            case self::FORMAT_FLOAT:
-                return new FloatFormatter($this);
-            case self::FOMRAT_PERCENTAGE:
-                return new PercentageFormatter($this);
-        }
-
-        return new StringFormatter();
+        return match ($this->format) {
+            self::FORMAT_STRING => new StringFormatter(),
+            self::FORMAT_DATE => new DateFormatter(),
+            self::FORMAT_INTEGER => new IntegerFormatter(),
+            self::FORMAT_FLOAT => new FloatFormatter($this),
+            self::FOMRAT_PERCENTAGE => new PercentageFormatter($this),
+            self::FORMAT_CURRENCY_EUR => new CurrencyFormatter($this, CurrencyFormatter::CURRENCY_EUR),
+            self::FORMAT_CURRENCY_USD => new CurrencyFormatter($this, CurrencyFormatter::CURRENCY_USD),
+            default => new StringFormatter(),
+        };
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/ExcelGenerator.php b/src/ExcelGenerator.php
index c8d9659..51b930c 100644
--- a/src/ExcelGenerator.php
+++ b/src/ExcelGenerator.php
@@ -321,6 +321,11 @@ public function applyColumnFormat(): void
                 $format['numberFormat'] = $numberFormat;
             }
 
+            //needed for currencies
+            if (null !== ($formatCode = $formatter->getFormatCode())) {
+                $format['numberFormat']['formatCode'] = $formatCode;
+            }
+
             $sheet->getStyle($column->getName() . ':' . $column->getName())
                 ->applyFromArray($format);
         }