Currency.swift

import Foundation

protocol Currency {
    static var code: String { get }
    static var factor: NSDecimalNumber { get }
}
enum GBP: Currency {
    static let code = "GBP"
    static let factor: NSDecimalNumber = 1.44
}
enum EUR: Currency {
    static let code = "EUR"
    static let factor: NSDecimalNumber = 1.13
}
enum USD: Currency {
    static let code = "USD"
    static let factor: NSDecimalNumber = 1.0
}

struct Money<Cur: Currency>: CustomStringConvertible, FloatLiteralConvertible, IntegerLiteralConvertible {
    let amount: NSDecimalNumber
    var description: String {
        let f = NSNumberFormatter()
        f.numberStyle = .CurrencyStyle
        f.currencyCode = Cur.code
        return f.stringFromNumber(self.amount)!
    }
    init(floatLiteral value: Double) { self.amount = NSDecimalNumber(double: value) }
    init(integerLiteral value: Int) { self.amount = NSDecimalNumber(integer: value) }
    init(_ amount: NSDecimalNumber) { self.amount = amount }

    func convertTo<C: Currency>() -> Money<C> {
        let baseAmount = amount.decimalNumberByMultiplyingBy(Cur.factor)
        let convertedAmount = baseAmount.decimalNumberByDividingBy(C.factor)
        return Money<C>(convertedAmount)
    }
}

extension Money {
    var gbp: Money<GBP> { return convertTo() }
    var eur: Money<EUR> { return convertTo() }
    var usd: Money<USD> { return convertTo() }
}

let fivePound: Money<GBP> = 5 // £5
let threeEuro: Money<EUR> = 3 // €3

print(fivePound.eur) // €6.35
print(threeEuro.gbp) // £2.37