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Dr. Anya Sharma, an archivist at the Interplanetary Monetary Fund (IMF) OAIS, is tasked with preserving a collection of financial transaction records spanning several decades. These records contain data on international trade, loans, and grants, all denominated in various currencies. The ISO 4217 standard for currency codes has undergone several revisions during this period, with new currencies added, old ones deprecated, and some codes redefined. Considering the OAIS principles of long-term preservation and understandability of information, what is the MOST appropriate strategy for Dr. Sharma to ensure the continued interpretability of the currency information within these financial records? The OAIS focuses on providing a long-term preservation strategy, especially when the information is expected to be used in the future. Which method will ensure that the information is still understandable in the future?
Archive the financial transaction data along with the specific version of the ISO 4217 standard that was in effect at the time the data was generated.
Archive the financial transaction data alone, assuming that future users will be familiar with the current version of the ISO 4217 standard.
Retroactively update all currency codes in the archived data to conform to the latest version of the ISO 4217 standard.
Archive the financial transaction data and a general reference to the ISO 4217 standard, without specifying the version.

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