diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/CurrenciesController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/CurrenciesController.php
index cecf41e1..61f39fbb 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/CurrenciesController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/CurrenciesController.php
@@ -4,20 +4,19 @@ namespace App\Http\Controllers\Admin;
 
 use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
 use App\Http\Resources\CurrencyResource;
-use App\Models\Currency;
+use App\Services\CurrencyService;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
-use Illuminate\Http\Response;
+use Illuminate\Http\Resources\Json\AnonymousResourceCollection;
 
 class CurrenciesController extends Controller
 {
-    /**
-     * Handle the incoming request.
-     *
-     * @return Response
-     */
-    public function __invoke(Request $request)
+    public function __construct(
+        private readonly CurrencyService $currencyService,
+    ) {}
+
+    public function __invoke(Request $request): AnonymousResourceCollection
     {
-        $currencies = Currency::latest()->get();
+        $currencies = $this->currencyService->getAllWithCommonFirst();
 
         return CurrencyResource::collection($currencies);
     }
diff --git a/app/Models/Currency.php b/app/Models/Currency.php
index 326aaf8b..3bd7581c 100644
--- a/app/Models/Currency.php
+++ b/app/Models/Currency.php
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ class Currency extends Model
 {
     use HasFactory;
 
+    public const COMMON_CURRENCY_CODES = [
+        'USD', 'EUR', 'GBP', 'JPY', 'CAD',
+        'AUD', 'CHF', 'CNY', 'INR', 'BRL',
+    ];
+
     protected $guarded = [
         'id',
     ];
diff --git a/app/Services/CurrencyService.php b/app/Services/CurrencyService.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c3a800b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Services/CurrencyService.php
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Services;
+
+use App\Models\Currency;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection;
+
+class CurrencyService
+{
+    /**
+     * Retrieve all currencies with commonly-used currencies sorted first.
+     *
+     * @return Collection<int, Currency>
+     */
+    public function getAllWithCommonFirst(): Collection
+    {
+        $currencies = Currency::query()->get();
+
+        $commonCodes = Currency::COMMON_CURRENCY_CODES;
+
+        $common = $currencies->filter(fn (Currency $c): bool => in_array($c->code, $commonCodes, true))
+            ->sortBy(fn (Currency $c): int => array_search($c->code, $commonCodes));
+
+        $rest = $currencies->reject(fn (Currency $c): bool => in_array($c->code, $commonCodes, true))
+            ->sortBy('name');
+
+        return $common->concat($rest)->values();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/resources/scripts/features/installation/views/PreferencesView.vue b/resources/scripts/features/installation/views/PreferencesView.vue
index ceb6ac86..eaf7e7e8 100644
--- a/resources/scripts/features/installation/views/PreferencesView.vue
+++ b/resources/scripts/features/installation/views/PreferencesView.vue
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ import { clearInstallWizardAuth } from '../install-auth'
 import { useInstallationFeedback } from '../use-installation-feedback'
 
 interface PreferencesData {
-  currency: number
+  currency: number | null
   language: string
   carbon_date_format: string
   time_zone: string
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ interface DateFormatOption {
 interface CurrencyOption {
   id: number
   name: string
+  code: string
 }
 
 interface LanguageOption {
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ const timeZones = ref<KeyValueOption[]>([])
 const fiscalYears = ref<KeyValueOption[]>([])
 
 const currentPreferences = reactive<PreferencesData>({
-  currency: 3,
+  currency: null,
   language: 'en',
   carbon_date_format: 'd M Y',
   time_zone: 'UTC',
@@ -223,7 +224,19 @@ onMounted(async () => {
       installClient.get(`${API.CONFIG}?key=fiscal_years`),
       installClient.get(`${API.CONFIG}?key=languages`),
     ])
-    currencies.value = currRes.data.data ?? currRes.data
+    const rawCurrencies: CurrencyOption[] = currRes.data.data ?? currRes.data
+    currencies.value = rawCurrencies.map((c) => ({
+      ...c,
+      name: `${c.code} - ${c.name}`,
+    }))
+
+    if (!currentPreferences.currency) {
+      const usd = currencies.value.find((c) => c.code === 'USD')
+      if (usd) {
+        currentPreferences.currency = usd.id
+      }
+    }
+
     dateFormats.value = dateRes.data.data ?? dateRes.data
     timeZones.value = tzRes.data.data ?? tzRes.data
     fiscalYears.value = fyRes.data.data ?? fyRes.data ?? []
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Admin/CurrencyTest.php b/tests/Feature/Admin/CurrencyTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..93e7a110
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Feature/Admin/CurrencyTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+<?php
+
+use App\Models\Currency;
+use App\Models\User;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Artisan;
+use Laravel\Sanctum\Sanctum;
+
+use function Pest\Laravel\getJson;
+
+beforeEach(function () {
+    Artisan::call('db:seed', ['--class' => 'DatabaseSeeder', '--force' => true]);
+    Artisan::call('db:seed', ['--class' => 'DemoSeeder', '--force' => true]);
+
+    $user = User::find(1);
+    $this->withHeaders([
+        'company' => $user->companies()->first()->id,
+    ]);
+    Sanctum::actingAs(
+        $user,
+        ['*']
+    );
+});
+
+test('currencies endpoint returns common currencies first', function () {
+    $response = getJson('/api/v1/currencies')->assertOk();
+
+    $currencies = collect($response->json('data'));
+    $commonCodes = Currency::COMMON_CURRENCY_CODES;
+    $commonCount = count($commonCodes);
+
+    $firstCodes = $currencies->take($commonCount)->pluck('code')->toArray();
+
+    foreach ($commonCodes as $code) {
+        expect($firstCodes)->toContain($code);
+    }
+});
+
+test('common currencies follow the defined priority order', function () {
+    $response = getJson('/api/v1/currencies')->assertOk();
+
+    $currencies = collect($response->json('data'));
+    $commonCodes = Currency::COMMON_CURRENCY_CODES;
+    $commonCount = count($commonCodes);
+
+    $firstCodes = $currencies->take($commonCount)->pluck('code')->toArray();
+
+    expect($firstCodes)->toBe($commonCodes);
+});
+
+test('non-common currencies are sorted by name after common currencies', function () {
+    $response = getJson('/api/v1/currencies')->assertOk();
+
+    $currencies = collect($response->json('data'));
+    $commonCodes = Currency::COMMON_CURRENCY_CODES;
+    $commonCount = count($commonCodes);
+
+    $restNames = $currencies->skip($commonCount)->pluck('name')->toArray();
+    $sorted = $restNames;
+    sort($sorted, SORT_STRING | SORT_FLAG_CASE);
+
+    expect($restNames)->toBe($sorted);
+});
+
+test('all seeded currencies are returned', function () {
+    $response = getJson('/api/v1/currencies')->assertOk();
+
+    $currencies = collect($response->json('data'));
+
+    expect($currencies->count())->toBe(Currency::count());
+});