diff --git a/src/currency_core/currency_format_utils.cpp b/src/currency_core/currency_format_utils.cpp
index baa73799..c07fc4f3 100644
--- a/src/currency_core/currency_format_utils.cpp
+++ b/src/currency_core/currency_format_utils.cpp
@@ -2105,6 +2105,25 @@ namespace currency
       p_result_point->to_public_key(*p_result_pub_key);
   }
 
+  const asset_descriptor_base& get_native_coin_asset_descriptor()
+  {
+    static asset_descriptor_base native_coin_asset_descriptor = [](){
+      asset_descriptor_base adb{};
+      adb.total_max_supply  = UINT64_MAX;
+      adb.current_supply    = 0;
+      adb.decimal_point     = CURRENCY_DISPLAY_DECIMAL_POINT;
+      adb.ticker            = CURRENCY_NAME_ABR;
+      adb.full_name         = CURRENCY_NAME_BASE;
+      adb.meta_info         = "";
+      adb.owner             = currency::null_pkey;
+      adb.hidden_supply     = false;
+      adb.version           = 0;
+      return adb;
+    }();
+
+    return native_coin_asset_descriptor;
+  }
+
   bool construct_tx_handle_ado(const account_keys& sender_account_keys, 
     const finalize_tx_param& ftp, 
     asset_descriptor_operation& ado, 
diff --git a/src/currency_core/currency_format_utils.h b/src/currency_core/currency_format_utils.h
index 5a2ca910..5baad2aa 100644
--- a/src/currency_core/currency_format_utils.h
+++ b/src/currency_core/currency_format_utils.h
@@ -329,8 +329,7 @@ namespace currency
   uint64_t get_tx_version(uint64_t tx_expected_block_height, const hard_forks_descriptor& hfd); // returns tx version based on the height of the block where the transaction is expected to be
   bool construct_tx(const account_keys& sender_account_keys,  const finalize_tx_param& param, finalized_tx& result);
   void calculate_asset_id(const crypto::public_key& asset_owner, crypto::point_t* p_result_point, crypto::public_key* p_result_pub_key);
-
-
+  const asset_descriptor_base& get_native_coin_asset_descriptor();
 
   bool sign_multisig_input_in_tx(currency::transaction& tx, size_t ms_input_index, const currency::account_keys& keys, const currency::transaction& source_tx, bool *p_is_input_fully_signed = nullptr);