diff --git a/currency.go b/currency.go
index e75d6ff..74b7c58 100644
--- a/currency.go
+++ b/currency.go
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ func newCurrency(code string) *Currency {
 
 // GetCurrency returns the currency given the code.
 func GetCurrency(code string) *Currency {
-	return currencies.CurrencyByCode(code)
+	return currencies.CurrencyByCode(strings.ToUpper(code))
 }
 
 // Formatter returns currency formatter representing
diff --git a/money_test.go b/money_test.go
index 45c5fd0..76bf447 100644
--- a/money_test.go
+++ b/money_test.go
@@ -804,6 +804,16 @@ func TestNewFromFloat(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected currency %s got %s", EUR, m.currency.Code)
 	}
 
+	m = NewFromFloat(12.34, "eur")
+
+	if m.amount != 1234 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected %d got %d", 1234, m.amount)
+	}
+
+	if m.currency.Code != EUR {
+		t.Errorf("Expected currency %s got %s", EUR, m.currency.Code)
+	}
+
 	m = NewFromFloat(-0.125, EUR)
 
 	if m.amount != -12 {