CURRENCY
Currency An Egyptian Pound (Egyptian Pound) consists of 100 cents. The smallest currency is 25
cents and 50 cents, both in the form of coins or banknotes. The banknotes of the Egyptian Pound
(paper money) consist of 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 and 200 units. Although the official language of
Egypt is Arabic, the banknotes are bilingual and their amounts are written in English on one side.
Images on money reflect the country's history. In the 50 cents banknote II. Ramses has 1 and 100
pound banknotes, respectively, of the Abu Simbel and Giza Great Sphinx temples, with the
abbreviation LE above the Egyptian Pound. This means 'Livre Egyptienne', the French translation
of the Egyptian pound. Online currency is sometimes abbreviated as E £ or £ E. The abbreviation
of the Egyptian currency in the international arena is EGP.