diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/utils/MonetaryFormat.java b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/utils/MonetaryFormat.java
index b385505f..a0287086 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/utils/MonetaryFormat.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/utils/MonetaryFormat.java
@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ public final class MonetaryFormat {
     public static final String CODE_MBTC = "mBTC";
     /** Currency code for base 1/1000000 Bitcoin. */
     public static final String CODE_UBTC = "µBTC";
+    /** Currency symbol for base 1 Bitcoin. */
+    public static final String SYMBOL_BTC = "\u20bf";
+    /** Currency symbol for base 1/1000 Bitcoin. */
+    public static final String SYMBOL_MBTC = "m" + SYMBOL_BTC;
+    /** Currency symbol for base 1/1000000 Bitcoin. */
+    public static final String SYMBOL_UBTC = "µ" + SYMBOL_BTC;
 
     public static final int MAX_DECIMALS = 8;
 
@@ -292,6 +298,10 @@ public final class MonetaryFormat {
     }
 
     public MonetaryFormat() {
+        this(false);
+    }
+
+    public MonetaryFormat(boolean useBitcoinSymbol) {
         // defaults
         this.negativeSign = '-';
         this.positiveSign = 0; // none
@@ -302,9 +312,9 @@ public final class MonetaryFormat {
         this.shift = 0;
         this.roundingMode = RoundingMode.HALF_UP;
         this.codes = new String[MAX_DECIMALS];
-        this.codes[0] = CODE_BTC;
-        this.codes[3] = CODE_MBTC;
-        this.codes[6] = CODE_UBTC;
+        this.codes[0] = useBitcoinSymbol ? SYMBOL_BTC : CODE_BTC;
+        this.codes[3] = useBitcoinSymbol ? SYMBOL_MBTC : CODE_MBTC;
+        this.codes[6] = useBitcoinSymbol ? SYMBOL_UBTC : CODE_UBTC;
         this.codeSeparator = ' ';
         this.codePrefixed = true;
     }
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/bitcoinj/utils/MonetaryFormatTest.java b/core/src/test/java/org/bitcoinj/utils/MonetaryFormatTest.java
index b826c7ff..617a60f0 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/bitcoinj/utils/MonetaryFormatTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/bitcoinj/utils/MonetaryFormatTest.java
@@ -216,6 +216,11 @@ public class MonetaryFormatTest {
         assertEquals("µBTC 0", MonetaryFormat.UBTC.format(Coin.ZERO).toString());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void standardSymbol() throws Exception {
+        assertEquals(MonetaryFormat.SYMBOL_BTC + " 0.00", new MonetaryFormat(true).format(Coin.ZERO).toString());
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void customCode() throws Exception {
         assertEquals("dBTC 0", MonetaryFormat.UBTC.code(1, "dBTC").shift(1).format(Coin.ZERO).toString());