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Egyptian Pound

Egyptian pound
جنيه مصري (Arabic)
200 pound Egypt obverse.jpg
Obverse of £200 banknote
ISO 4217
Code EGP
Denominations
Subunit
1100 Piastre (قرش, Ersh)
11,000 Millime (مليم,‎ Mallīm)
Symbol E£ or ج.م
Piastre (قرش, Ersh) pt.
Banknotes 25pt, 50pt, £1, £5, £10, £20, £50, £100, £200
Coins 25pt, 50pt, £1
Demographics
Official user(s)  Egypt
Unofficial user(s)  Gaza Strip, alongside Israeli shekel
Issuance
Central bank Central Bank of Egypt
 Website www.cbe.org.eg
Valuation
Inflation 48% (November 2016)

The Egyptian pound (Egyptian Arabic: جنيه مصري‎‎ Genēh Maṣri [ɡeˈneː(h) ˈmɑsˤɾi]; sign: , ج.م; code: EGP) is the currency of Egypt. It is divided into 100 piastres, or ersh (Egyptian Arabic: قرش‎‎ [ʔeɾʃ]; plural قروش [ʔʊˈɾuːʃ]), or 1,000 millimes (Egyptian Arabic: مليم‎‎  [mælˈliːm]; French: Millime).

The Egyptian pound is frequently abbreviated as LE or L.E., which stands for livre égyptienne (French for Egyptian pound). and £E are commonly used on the internet. The name Genēh [ɡeˈneː(h)] is derived from the Guinea coin, which had almost the same value of 100 piastres at the end of the 19th century.


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