Egyptian pound

1 EUR = 9.6514 EGP 100 EGP = 10.361 EUR

1 CHF = 7.8884 EGP 100 EGP = 12.677 CHF

The Egyptian pound is the currency of Egypt. One pound is divided into 100 piastres and 1000 MILLIEMES. The ISO 4217 code is EGP.

The Arabic name is Arabic جنيه dschunaih, DMG ǧunayh (pronounced ginēh on Egyptian Arabic ). The common abbreviation of the Egyptian pound is ج م, in Latin script. LE, after the French name livre égyptienne.

Dissemination

The Egyptian pound is the official currency in Egypt. In addition, it is also used as an unofficial currency in Gaza parallel to there officially valid Israeli shekels.

Cash

Mint is available in denominations of 5, 10, 20 and 25 piastres, and since 2006 also for 50 piastres and 1 pound. The 1 -pound coin is reminiscent of the structure of the 2- euro coin and has the motif of Tutankhamun. On the 50 - piastre coin Cleopatra is depicted. The older version of the 25 - piastre coin is a coin hole. The similarity of 1 -pound coin ( with the price of 13 euro cents) provides accidental or fraudulent possibility of confusion with the 2- euro coin.

The 1 -, 2 -, 5 - and 10 - MILLIEMES, and the 1 - and 2- piaster coins are no longer valid.

Bills

Notes are in denominations of 5, 10, 25 and 50 piastres and 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 and 200 pounds. Since money in Egypt is transported either as a simple folded bundle, often with money clip, or in wallets without coin, coins play in everyday payments not matter, it only banknotes circulating in practice. Furthermore, there is a shortage of banknotes of the smaller values ​​of less than 20 pounds.

Silver 1 -pound commemorative coin

50 piastres banknote

5 - pound banknote

10 - pound banknote

20 - pound banknote