diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7d0cb6fca7..bea1f21e6d 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 2002-12-30  Christian Stimming  <stimming@tuhh.de>
 
+	* src/app-utils/prefs.scm, src/app-utils/global-options.c: Rename
+	"Default currency" option to "New Account default currency" since
+	*everybody* asks about that one.  Was reported in #102043, 
+	#100466, #99364, #87729.
+
 	* src/business/business-gnome/dialog-invoice.c
 	(gnc_invoice_id_changed_cb): More i18n fixes. Don't split up
 	strings.
diff --git a/po/de.po b/po/de.po
index 15312488c2..fa2b50a0b1 100644
--- a/po/de.po
+++ b/po/de.po
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: gnucash 1.7\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2002-12-30 02:00+0100\n"
-"PO-Revision-Date: 2002-12-30 02:13+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2002-12-30 18:28+0100\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: 2002-12-30 18:29+0100\n"
 "Last-Translator: Christian Stimming <stimming@tuhh.de>\n"
 "Language-Team: DE\n"
 "MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
@@ -10458,8 +10458,8 @@ msgstr "Systemweite L
 
 #. src/app-utils/prefs.scm
 #: intl-scm/guile-strings.c:570
-msgid "Default Currency"
-msgstr "Standardwährung"
+msgid "New Account Default Currency"
+msgstr "Standardwährung für neue Konten"
 
 #. src/app-utils/prefs.scm
 #: intl-scm/guile-strings.c:572
diff --git a/src/app-utils/global-options.c b/src/app-utils/global-options.c
index ae224dc41b..3a4a0c1965 100644
--- a/src/app-utils/global-options.c
+++ b/src/app-utils/global-options.c
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ gnc_default_currency (void)
   gnc_commodity *currency;
 
   currency = gnc_lookup_currency_option ("International",
-                                         "Default Currency", NULL);
+                                         "New Account Default Currency", NULL);
   if (currency)
     return currency;
 
diff --git a/src/app-utils/prefs.scm b/src/app-utils/prefs.scm
index a605dd4f3f..f74b46f743 100644
--- a/src/app-utils/prefs.scm
+++ b/src/app-utils/prefs.scm
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
 
 (gnc:register-configuration-option
  (gnc:make-currency-option
-  (N_ "International") (N_ "Default Currency")
+  (N_ "International") (N_ "New Account Default Currency")
   "b" (N_ "Default currency for new accounts")
   (gnc:locale-default-iso-currency-code)))