diff --git a/oxrlib/commands/historical.py b/oxrlib/commands/historical.py
index 075fa8386d13c994058ab6ec7ab0c32a62ba244b..e85569f20f5d8bf39b8fc3cd5edb82f22186ad31 100644
--- a/oxrlib/commands/historical.py
+++ b/oxrlib/commands/historical.py
@@ -1,12 +1,22 @@
+from babel.numbers import format_currency
+
 from .. import rate as oxrrate
 
-def format_one_rate(rate, from_amt, from_curr, to_curr):
-    return "{:g} {} = {:g} {}".format(
-        from_amt, from_curr, rate.convert(from_amt, from_curr, to_curr), to_curr)
+CURRENCY_FMT = '#,##0.### ¤¤'
+RATE_FMT = '{from_amt:g} {from_curr} = {to_amt:g} {to_curr}'
+
+def format_conversion(rate, from_amt, from_curr, to_curr):
+    to_amt = rate.convert(from_amt, from_curr, to_curr)
+    return "{} = {}".format(
+        format_currency(from_amt, from_curr, CURRENCY_FMT),
+        format_currency(to_amt, to_curr, CURRENCY_FMT),
+    )
 
 def format_rate_pair(rate, from_curr, to_curr):
-    yield format_one_rate(rate, 1, from_curr, to_curr)
-    yield format_one_rate(rate, 1, to_curr, from_curr)
+    amt = rate.convert(1, from_curr, to_curr)
+    yield RATE_FMT.format(from_amt=1, from_curr=from_curr, to_amt=amt, to_curr=to_curr)
+    amt = rate.convert(1, to_curr, from_curr)
+    yield RATE_FMT.format(from_amt=1, from_curr=to_curr, to_amt=amt, to_curr=from_curr)
 
 def run(config, stdout, stderr):
     loaders = config.get_loaders()
@@ -22,6 +32,6 @@ def run(config, stdout, stderr):
         print(*format_rate_pair(rate, config.args.from_currency, config.args.to_currency),
               sep='\n', file=stdout)
     else:
-        print(format_one_rate(rate, config.args.amount,
-                              config.args.from_currency, config.args.to_currency),
+        print(format_conversion(rate, config.args.amount,
+                                config.args.from_currency, config.args.to_currency),
               file=stdout)