diff --git a/dlls/oleaut32/tests/vartest.c b/dlls/oleaut32/tests/vartest.c
index 58fa5aaf3a7..d8144ed8af8 100644
--- a/dlls/oleaut32/tests/vartest.c
+++ b/dlls/oleaut32/tests/vartest.c
@@ -2441,10 +2441,10 @@ static void test_VarParseNumFromStrMisc(void)
   /* Windows 8.1 incorrectly doubles the right-to-left mark:
    * "\x62f.\x645.\x200f\x200f 5"
    */
-  todo_wine ok(hres == S_OK || broken(hres == DISP_E_TYPEMISMATCH), "returned %08x\n", hres);
+  ok(hres == S_OK || broken(hres == DISP_E_TYPEMISMATCH), "returned %08x\n", hres);
   if (hres == S_OK)
   {
-    todo_wine EXPECT(1,NUMPRS_CURRENCY|NUMPRS_USE_ALL,NUMPRS_CURRENCY,6,0,0);
+    EXPECT(1,NUMPRS_CURRENCY|NUMPRS_USE_ALL,NUMPRS_CURRENCY,6,0,0);
     EXPECT2(5,FAILDIG);
   }
 
diff --git a/dlls/oleaut32/variant.c b/dlls/oleaut32/variant.c
index d0d6f491255..596d2dd8473 100644
--- a/dlls/oleaut32/variant.c
+++ b/dlls/oleaut32/variant.c
@@ -1498,6 +1498,19 @@ HRESULT WINAPI VarUdateFromDate(DATE dateIn, ULONG dwFlags, UDATE *lpUdate)
   return S_OK;
 }
 
+/* The localised characters that make up a valid number */
+typedef struct tagVARIANT_NUMBER_CHARS
+{
+  WCHAR cNegativeSymbol;
+  WCHAR cPositiveSymbol;
+  WCHAR cDecimalPoint;
+  WCHAR cDigitSeparator;
+  DWORD sCurrencyLen;
+  WCHAR sCurrency[8];
+  WCHAR cCurrencyDecimalPoint;
+  WCHAR cCurrencyDigitSeparator;
+} VARIANT_NUMBER_CHARS;
+
 #define GET_NUMBER_TEXT(fld,name) \
   buff[0] = 0; \
   if (!GetLocaleInfoW(lcid, lctype|fld, buff, 2)) \
@@ -1509,7 +1522,7 @@ HRESULT WINAPI VarUdateFromDate(DATE dateIn, ULONG dwFlags, UDATE *lpUdate)
 /* Get the valid number characters for an lcid */
 static void VARIANT_GetLocalisedNumberChars(VARIANT_NUMBER_CHARS *lpChars, LCID lcid, DWORD dwFlags)
 {
-  static const VARIANT_NUMBER_CHARS defaultChars = { '-','+','.',0,'$',0,'.',',' };
+  static const VARIANT_NUMBER_CHARS defaultChars = { '-','+','.',0,1,{'$',0},'.',',' };
   LCTYPE lctype = dwFlags & LOCALE_NOUSEROVERRIDE;
   WCHAR buff[4];
 
@@ -1521,17 +1534,16 @@ static void VARIANT_GetLocalisedNumberChars(VARIANT_NUMBER_CHARS *lpChars, LCID
   GET_NUMBER_TEXT(LOCALE_SMONDECIMALSEP, cCurrencyDecimalPoint);
   GET_NUMBER_TEXT(LOCALE_SMONTHOUSANDSEP, cCurrencyDigitSeparator);
 
-  /* Local currency symbols are often 2 characters */
-  lpChars->cCurrencyLocal2 = '\0';
-  switch(GetLocaleInfoW(lcid, lctype|LOCALE_SCURRENCY, buff, ARRAY_SIZE(buff)))
+  if (!GetLocaleInfoW(lcid, lctype|LOCALE_SCURRENCY, lpChars->sCurrency, ARRAY_SIZE(lpChars->sCurrency)))
   {
-    case 3: lpChars->cCurrencyLocal2 = buff[1]; /* Fall through */
-    case 2: lpChars->cCurrencyLocal  = buff[0];
-            break;
-    default: WARN("buffer too small for LOCALE_SCURRENCY\n");
+    if (GetLastError() == ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER)
+      WARN("buffer too small for LOCALE_SCURRENCY\n");
+    *lpChars->sCurrency = 0;
   }
-  TRACE("lcid 0x%x, cCurrencyLocal=%d,%d %s\n", lcid, lpChars->cCurrencyLocal,
-        lpChars->cCurrencyLocal2, wine_dbgstr_w(buff));
+  if (!*lpChars->sCurrency)
+    wcscpy(lpChars->sCurrency, L"$");
+  lpChars->sCurrencyLen = wcslen(lpChars->sCurrency);
+  TRACE("lcid 0x%x, sCurrency=%u %s\n", lcid, lpChars->sCurrencyLen, wine_dbgstr_w(lpChars->sCurrency));
 }
 
 /* Number Parsing States */
@@ -1652,12 +1664,11 @@ HRESULT WINAPI VarParseNumFromStr(OLECHAR *lpszStr, LCID lcid, ULONG dwFlags,
     }
     else if (pNumprs->dwInFlags & NUMPRS_CURRENCY &&
              !(pNumprs->dwOutFlags & NUMPRS_CURRENCY) &&
-             *lpszStr == chars.cCurrencyLocal &&
-             (!chars.cCurrencyLocal2 || lpszStr[1] == chars.cCurrencyLocal2))
+             wcsncmp(lpszStr, chars.sCurrency, chars.sCurrencyLen) == 0)
     {
       pNumprs->dwOutFlags |= NUMPRS_CURRENCY;
-      cchUsed += chars.cCurrencyLocal2 ? 2 : 1;
-      lpszStr += chars.cCurrencyLocal2 ? 2 : 1;
+      cchUsed += chars.sCurrencyLen;
+      lpszStr += chars.sCurrencyLen;
       /* Only accept currency characters */
       chars.cDecimalPoint = chars.cCurrencyDecimalPoint;
     }
@@ -1968,12 +1979,11 @@ HRESULT WINAPI VarParseNumFromStr(OLECHAR *lpszStr, LCID lcid, ULONG dwFlags,
       pNumprs->dwOutFlags |= NUMPRS_NEG;
     }
     else if (pNumprs->dwInFlags & NUMPRS_CURRENCY &&
-             *lpszStr == chars.cCurrencyLocal &&
-             (!chars.cCurrencyLocal2 || lpszStr[1] == chars.cCurrencyLocal2))
+             wcsncmp(lpszStr, chars.sCurrency, chars.sCurrencyLen) == 0)
     {
       pNumprs->dwOutFlags |= NUMPRS_CURRENCY;
-      cchUsed += chars.cCurrencyLocal2 ? 2 : 1;
-      lpszStr += chars.cCurrencyLocal2 ? 2 : 1;
+      cchUsed += chars.sCurrencyLen;
+      lpszStr += chars.sCurrencyLen;
     }
     else
       break;
diff --git a/dlls/oleaut32/variant.h b/dlls/oleaut32/variant.h
index 76444cf0514..1be8f8cdc79 100644
--- a/dlls/oleaut32/variant.h
+++ b/dlls/oleaut32/variant.h
@@ -101,19 +101,6 @@
 #define  VAR_BOOLYESNO 0x0800 /* Convert bool to "Yes"/"No" */
 #define  VAR_NEGATIVE  0x1000 /* Number is negative */
 
-/* The localised characters that make up a valid number */
-typedef struct tagVARIANT_NUMBER_CHARS
-{
-  WCHAR cNegativeSymbol;
-  WCHAR cPositiveSymbol;
-  WCHAR cDecimalPoint;
-  WCHAR cDigitSeparator;
-  WCHAR cCurrencyLocal;
-  WCHAR cCurrencyLocal2;
-  WCHAR cCurrencyDecimalPoint;
-  WCHAR cCurrencyDigitSeparator;
-} VARIANT_NUMBER_CHARS;
-
 unsigned int get_type_size(ULONG*, VARTYPE) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 HRESULT VARIANT_ClearInd(VARIANTARG *) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 BOOL get_date_format(LCID, DWORD, const SYSTEMTIME *,