diff --git a/networktest/denom_metadata.go b/networktest/denom_metadata.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dca3c97f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/networktest/denom_metadata.go
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+package networktest
+
+// local testnet genesis denomination meta-data
+// copied from https://github.com/e-money/networks/blob/master/lilmermaid-16/genesis.json
+var denomMetadata = `[
+		{
+          "base": "ungm",
+          "denom_units": [
+            {
+              "aliases": [],
+              "denom": "ungm",
+              "exponent": 0
+            },
+            {
+              "aliases": [],
+              "denom": "ngm",
+              "exponent": 6
+            }
+          ],
+          "description": "e-Money NGM staking token",
+          "display": "NGM"
+        },
+        {
+          "base": "echf",
+          "denom_units": [
+            {
+              "aliases": [],
+              "denom": "echf",
+              "exponent": 6
+            }
+          ],
+          "description": "e-Money CHF stablecoin",
+          "display": "ECHF"
+        },
+        {
+          "base": "edkk",
+          "denom_units": [
+            {
+              "aliases": [],
+              "denom": "edkk",
+              "exponent": 6
+            }
+          ],
+          "description": "e-Money DKK stablecoin",
+          "display": "EDKK"
+        },
+        {
+          "base": "eeur",
+          "denom_units": [
+            {
+              "aliases": [],
+              "denom": "eeur",
+              "exponent": 6
+            }
+          ],
+          "description": "e-Money EUR stablecoin",
+          "display": "EEUR"
+        },
+        {
+          "base": "enok",
+          "denom_units": [
+            {
+              "aliases": [],
+              "denom": "enok",
+              "exponent": 6
+            }
+          ],
+          "description": "e-Money NOK stablecoin",
+          "display": "ENOK"
+        },
+        {
+          "base": "esek",
+          "denom_units": [
+            {
+              "aliases": [],
+              "denom": "esek",
+              "exponent": 6
+            }
+          ],
+          "description": "e-Money SEK stablecoin",
+          "display": "ESEK"
+        }
+    ]`
diff --git a/networktest/testnet.go b/networktest/testnet.go
index fc77ca56..1b37bc9e 100644
--- a/networktest/testnet.go
+++ b/networktest/testnet.go
@@ -263,6 +263,8 @@ func (t *Testnet) updateGenesis() {
 	genesisTime := time.Now().Add(10 * time.Second).UTC().Format(time.RFC3339)
 	bz, _ = sjson.SetBytes(bz, "genesis_time", genesisTime)
 
+	bz, _ = sjson.SetRawBytes(bz, "app_state.bank.denom_metadata", []byte(denomMetadata))
+
 	t.genesis = bz
 
 	writeGenesisFiles(bz)