diff --git a/app/crud.py b/app/crud.py
index 6f41d6fe..e2311700 100644
--- a/app/crud.py
+++ b/app/crud.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 from sqlalchemy.sql import func
 
 from app import config
-from app.enums import LocationOSMType
+from app.enums import LocationOSMEnum
 from app.models import Location, Price, Product, Proof, User
 from app.schemas import (
     LocationBase,
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ def get_location_by_id(db: Session, id: int):
 
 
 def get_location_by_osm_id_and_type(
-    db: Session, osm_id: int, osm_type: LocationOSMType
+    db: Session, osm_id: int, osm_type: LocationOSMEnum
 ):
     return (
         db.query(Location)
diff --git a/app/enums.py b/app/enums.py
index 3ebb1c47..f971a05f 100644
--- a/app/enums.py
+++ b/app/enums.py
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 from enum import Enum
 
+from babel.numbers import list_currencies
 
-class LocationOSMType(Enum):
+CURRENCIES = [(currency, currency) for currency in list_currencies()]
+
+CurrencyEnum = Enum("CurrencyEnum", CURRENCIES)
+
+
+class LocationOSMEnum(Enum):
     NODE = "NODE"
     WAY = "WAY"
     RELATION = "RELATION"
diff --git a/app/models.py b/app/models.py
index 10d172d0..ccda8106 100644
--- a/app/models.py
+++ b/app/models.py
@@ -14,10 +14,9 @@
 from sqlalchemy.sql import func
 from sqlalchemy_utils import force_auto_coercion
 from sqlalchemy_utils.types.choice import ChoiceType
-from sqlalchemy_utils.types.currency import CurrencyType
 
 from app.db import Base
-from app.enums import LocationOSMType
+from app.enums import CurrencyEnum, LocationOSMEnum
 
 force_auto_coercion()
 
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ class Location(Base):
     id = Column(Integer, primary_key=True, index=True)
 
     osm_id = Column(BigInteger)
-    osm_type = Column(ChoiceType(LocationOSMType))
+    osm_type = Column(ChoiceType(LocationOSMEnum))
     osm_name = Column(String)
     osm_display_name = Column(String)
     osm_address_postcode = Column(String)
@@ -97,10 +96,10 @@ class Price(Base):
     product: Mapped[Product] = relationship(back_populates="prices")
 
     price = Column(Numeric(precision=10, scale=2))
-    currency = Column(CurrencyType)
+    currency = Column(ChoiceType(CurrencyEnum))
 
     location_osm_id = Column(BigInteger, index=True)
-    location_osm_type = Column(ChoiceType(LocationOSMType))
+    location_osm_type = Column(ChoiceType(LocationOSMEnum))
     location_id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(ForeignKey("locations.id"), nullable=True)
     location: Mapped[Location] = relationship(back_populates="prices")
 
diff --git a/app/schemas.py b/app/schemas.py
index 7878ae65..f571bbc3 100644
--- a/app/schemas.py
+++ b/app/schemas.py
@@ -8,13 +8,11 @@
     BaseModel,
     ConfigDict,
     Field,
-    field_serializer,
     field_validator,
     model_validator,
 )
-from sqlalchemy_utils import Currency
 
-from app.enums import LocationOSMType
+from app.enums import CurrencyEnum, LocationOSMEnum
 from app.models import Price
 
 
@@ -65,7 +63,7 @@ class LocationCreate(BaseModel):
     model_config = ConfigDict(from_attributes=True, arbitrary_types_allowed=True)
 
     osm_id: int = Field(gt=0)
-    osm_type: LocationOSMType
+    osm_type: LocationOSMEnum
 
 
 class LocationBase(LocationCreate):
@@ -126,7 +124,7 @@ class PriceCreate(BaseModel):
         "kilogram or per liter.",
         examples=["1.99"],
     )
-    currency: str | Currency = Field(
+    currency: CurrencyEnum = Field(
         description="currency of the price, as a string. "
         "The currency must be a valid currency code. "
         "See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_4217 for a list of valid currency codes.",
@@ -137,7 +135,7 @@ class PriceCreate(BaseModel):
         description="ID of the location in OpenStreetMap: the store where the product was bought.",
         examples=[1234567890],
     )
-    location_osm_type: LocationOSMType = Field(
+    location_osm_type: LocationOSMEnum = Field(
         description="type of the OpenStreetMap location object. Stores can be represented as nodes, "
         "ways or relations in OpenStreetMap. It is necessary to be able to fetch the correct "
         "information about the store using the ID.",
@@ -152,25 +150,12 @@ class PriceCreate(BaseModel):
         examples=[15],
     )
 
-    @field_validator("currency")
-    def currency_is_valid(cls, v):
-        try:
-            return Currency(v).code
-        except ValueError:
-            raise ValueError("not a valid currency code")
-
     @field_validator("labels_tags")
     def labels_tags_is_valid(cls, v):
         if v is not None:
             if len(v) == 0:
                 raise ValueError("`labels_tags` cannot be empty")
 
-    @field_serializer("currency")
-    def serialize_currency(self, currency: Currency, _info):
-        if type(currency) is Currency:
-            return currency.code
-        return currency
-
     @model_validator(mode="after")
     def product_code_and_category_tag_are_exclusive(self):
         """Validator that checks that `product_code` and `category_tag` are
@@ -207,7 +192,7 @@ class ProofBase(ProofCreate):
 class PriceFilter(Filter):
     product_code: Optional[str] | None = None
     location_osm_id: Optional[int] | None = None
-    location_osm_type: Optional[LocationOSMType] | None = None
+    location_osm_type: Optional[LocationOSMEnum] | None = None
     price: Optional[int] | None = None
     currency: Optional[str] | None = None
     price__gt: Optional[int] | None = None