I am updating a content dynamically using umbraco ContentService and used the below to update the content:

content.SetValue("currencyForPayments", "USD");
contentService.Publish(content);

(content is of type IContent)

Within the content I have 2 properties to update which are rendered as dropdown list on umbraco content edit page.

I can see that the xml in the db has been updated correctly for them eg.:

<currency>
    <![CDATA[USD]]>
</currency>
<currencyForPayments>
    <![CDATA[USD]]>
</currencyForPayments>

However when I go to umbraco edit page both dropdowns show blank values selected - basically the value from xml is not selected in the dropdown.

I logged out and logged again but the problem persists.

The problem doesn't seem to be with the value rather umbraco not picking it up in the back office.

If I update these properties through back office - it works.

Any ideas how to fix it?