diff --git a/libreplan-webapp/src/main/java/org/libreplan/web/common/Util.java b/libreplan-webapp/src/main/java/org/libreplan/web/common/Util.java
index 013e579bc..953dad693 100644
--- a/libreplan-webapp/src/main/java/org/libreplan/web/common/Util.java
+++ b/libreplan-webapp/src/main/java/org/libreplan/web/common/Util.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ package org.libreplan.web.common;
 import static org.libreplan.web.I18nHelper._;
 
 import java.math.BigDecimal;
+import java.text.DecimalFormat;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.Iterator;
@@ -65,6 +66,12 @@ public class Util {
 
     private static final Log LOG = LogFactory.getLog(Util.class);
 
+    /**
+     * Special chars from {@link DecimalFormat} class.
+     */
+    private static final String[] DECIMAL_FORMAT_SPECIAL_CHARS = { "0", ",",
+            ".", "\u2030", "%", "#", ";", "-" };
+
     private Util() {
     }
 
@@ -656,7 +663,19 @@ public class Util {
      *         symbol
      */
     public static String getMoneyFormat() {
-        return "###.## " + getCurrencySymbol();
+        return "###.## " + escapeDecimalFormatSpecialChars(getCurrencySymbol());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Escapes special chars used in {@link DecimalFormat} to define the number
+     * format that appear in the <code>currencySymbol</code>.
+     */
+    private static String escapeDecimalFormatSpecialChars(String currencySymbol) {
+        for (String specialChar : DECIMAL_FORMAT_SPECIAL_CHARS) {
+            currencySymbol = currencySymbol.replace(specialChar, "'"
+                    + specialChar + "'");
+        }
+        return currencySymbol;
     }
 
 }