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Egyptian pound

Egyptian pound
جنيه مصرى (Egyptian Arabic)
Obverse of a modern E£1 coinReverse of the E£200 banknote
ISO 4217
CodeEGP (numeric: 818)
Subunit0.01
Unit
Symbol£, E£, £E, LE, EGP, .ج.م
Denominations
Subunit
1100Piastre (قرش, "qirsh")
11,000Millieme (مليم,‎ mallīm)
Milliemes are obsolete.
Banknotes
 Freq. used£5, £10, £20, £50, £100, £200
 Rarely used25 PT, 50 PT, £1
Coins25 PT, 50 PT, £1
Demographics
Date of introduction1834 (1834)
ReplacedEgyptian piastre
Official user(s) Egypt
Unofficial user(s) Gaza Strip[1]
Issuance
Central bankCentral Bank of Egypt
 Websitewww.cbe.org.eg/en/
Valuation
Inflation27.130%[2] (2024)

The Egyptian pound (Egyptian Arabic: جنيه مصرى [ɡeˈneː ˈmɑsˤri, ˈɡeni-]; abbreviations: £,[3] ,[4] £E,[5] LE,[6] or EGP in Latin, and ج.م. in Arabic, ISO code: EGP) is the official currency of Egypt. It is divided into 100 piastres, or qirsh (قرش [ʔerʃ]; plural قروش [ʔʊˈruːʃ];[7] abbreviation: PT (short for "piastre tarif")[8]) and was historically divided into 1,000 milliemes (مليم  [mælˈliːm]; French: millième, abbreviated to m or mill).

The 10- and 20-pound notes are made out of polymer plastic paper as of July 6, 2022.

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  2. ^ "Inflation Rates". CBE. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
  3. ^ "Statesman's Year-Book 1899 American Edition – page 178". en.wikisource.org. 1899. Archived from the original on 2022-07-03. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  4. ^ "Egyptian Pound (EGP): Definition as Currency of Egypt and Trade". Archived from the original on 2022-08-07. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  5. ^ "Page:Statesman's Year-Book 1899 American Edition.djvu/1478 - Wikisource, the free online library". Archived from the original on 2023-04-13. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  6. ^ "World Bank Editorial Style Guide 2020 - page 135" (PDF). openknowledge.worldbank.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
  7. ^ Published by H. Plecher (2020-04-29). "• Egypt- Inflation rate 2021". Statista. Archived from the original on 2020-04-24. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  8. ^ "Statesman's Year-Book 1899 American Edition – page 178". en.wikisource.org. 1899. Archived from the original on 2022-07-03. Retrieved 2022-07-03.

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