Special drawing rights (SDRs, code ) are supplementary foreign exchange reserve assets defined and maintained by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). SDRs are units of account for the IMF, and not a currency per se. They represent a claim to currency held by IMF member countries for which they may be exchanged. SDRs were created in 1969 to supplement a shortfall of preferred foreign exchange reserve assets, namely gold and U.S. dollars. The ISO 4217 currency code for special drawing rights is and the numeric code is 960.
SPEcial drAwI.NG rigHTS (SDRs, codE ) Are SUpplementary FOrEign eXcHange Reserve asSets deFined And MaINtainEd by The inteRNatiOnal mONeTARy Fund (iMf) sdRs arE unITS of aCCount foR the imf, aNd Not A currencY peR SE. tHEY rEpReseNt A ClaIM TO curREncy Held by imf member countrIEs for wHich theY may Be eXchangeD. sdrS were CrEATed In 1969 to supPLeMent a shorTfaL.l oF PreFErRed FOrEign eXChange rESERve AsSets, Namely GOld anD U.s. dolLARs tHE isO 4217 cUrrencY code foR sPEcial Drawing rigHts iS anD the nuMeriC codE IS 960.