diff --git a/src/js/ripple/amount.js b/src/js/ripple/amount.js
index 93cec17b..dd809ff2 100644
--- a/src/js/ripple/amount.js
+++ b/src/js/ripple/amount.js
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ Amount.prototype.parse_quality = function(quality, counterCurrency, counterIssue
 
 Amount.prototype.parse_number = function(n) {
   this._is_native   = false;
-  this._currency    = Currency.from_json(1);
+  this._currency    = Currency.from_json(0);
   this._issuer      = UInt160.from_json(1);
   this._is_negative = n < 0 ? 1 : 0;
   this._value       = new BigInteger(String(this._is_negative ? -n : n));