The Egyptian pound (Arabic: الجنيه المصرى al-Gunayh al-Miṣrī ; Egyptian Arabic el-Genēh el-Maṣri or in Alexandrian accent: el-Geni el-Maṣri ) (sign: E£ or ج.م; code: EGP) is the currency of Egypt. It is divided into 100 piastre, or qirsh (قرش ; plural قروش ; Turkish: Kuruş), or 1,000 milliemes (Arabic: مليم ; French: Millième).
The ISO 4217 code is EGP. Locally, the abbreviation LE or L.E., which stands for livre égyptienne (French for Egyptian pound) is frequently used. E£ and £E are rarely used. The name Gineih (Genēh / Geni ) 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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