diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_country_data.xml b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_country_data.xml
index a7cfb961af1..2e22687098b 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_country_data.xml
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_country_data.xml
@@ -1212,7 +1212,7 @@
         <record id="ve" model="res.country">
             <field name="name">Venezuela</field>
             <field name="code">ve</field>
-            <field name="currency_id" ref="VUB"/>
+            <field name="currency_id" ref="VEF"/>
         </record>
         <record id="vg" model="res.country">
             <field name="name">Virgin Islands (British)</field>