diff --git a/src/currency_core/currency_basic.h b/src/currency_core/currency_basic.h
index 2ea50948..c48fbb69 100644
--- a/src/currency_core/currency_basic.h
+++ b/src/currency_core/currency_basic.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ namespace currency
   const static crypto::public_key ffff_pkey = epee::string_tools::hex_to_pod<crypto::public_key>("ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff"); // TODO @#@# consider getting rid of this
 
   extern const crypto::public_key native_coin_asset_id;
+  extern const crypto::point_t    native_coin_asset_id_pt;
 
   const static wide_difficulty_type global_difficulty_pow_starter = DIFFICULTY_POW_STARTER;
   const static wide_difficulty_type global_difficulty_pos_starter = DIFFICULTY_POS_STARTER;
diff --git a/src/currency_core/currency_format_utils.cpp b/src/currency_core/currency_format_utils.cpp
index 3184c340..2d2a3be1 100644
--- a/src/currency_core/currency_format_utils.cpp
+++ b/src/currency_core/currency_format_utils.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ using namespace epee;
 
 namespace currency
 {
-  const crypto::public_key native_coin_asset_id = crypto::point_t(0x05087c1f5b9b32d6, 0x00547595f445c3b5, 0x764df64578552f2a, 0x8a49a651e0e0da45).to_public_key(); // == crypto::c_point_H, checked in crypto_basics test
+  const crypto::public_key native_coin_asset_id    = crypto::point_t(0x05087c1f5b9b32d6, 0x00547595f445c3b5, 0x764df64578552f2a, 0x8a49a651e0e0da45).to_public_key(); // == crypto::c_point_H, checked in crypto_basics test
+  const crypto::point_t    native_coin_asset_id_pt = crypto::point_t(0x05087c1f5b9b32d6, 0x00547595f445c3b5, 0x764df64578552f2a, 0x8a49a651e0e0da45);                 // == crypto::c_point_H, checked in crypto_basics test
 
   //---------------------------------------------------------------
   bool add_tx_extra_alias(transaction& tx, const extra_alias_entry& alinfo)
diff --git a/tests/functional_tests/crypto_tests.cpp b/tests/functional_tests/crypto_tests.cpp
index 77a0cfa4..91f93298 100644
--- a/tests/functional_tests/crypto_tests.cpp
+++ b/tests/functional_tests/crypto_tests.cpp
@@ -508,7 +508,9 @@ TEST(crypto, basics)
   ASSERT_EQ(c_point_U,    hash_helper_t::hp("U_generator"));
   ASSERT_EQ(c_point_X,    hash_helper_t::hp("X_generator"));
 
-  ASSERT_EQ(currency::native_coin_asset_id, c_point_H.to_public_key());
+  ASSERT_EQ(currency::native_coin_asset_id,    c_point_H.to_public_key());
+  ASSERT_EQ(currency::native_coin_asset_id_pt, c_point_H);
+  ASSERT_EQ(currency::native_coin_asset_id_pt.to_public_key(), currency::native_coin_asset_id);
 
   LOG_PRINT_L0("c_point_0 = " << c_point_0  << " = { " << c_point_0.to_hex_comma_separated_uint64_str() << " }");
   LOG_PRINT_L0("Zano G    = " << c_point_G  << " = { " << c_point_G.to_hex_comma_separated_bytes_str() << " }");