Popular Denominations and Nomenclature
Several unofficial popular names are used to refer to different values of Egyptian currency. These include (from the word nickel) nekla for 2 milliemes, ta'rifa for 5 milliemes, shelen (i.e. a shilling) for 5 piastres, bariza for 10 piastres, and reyal ("real") for 20 piastres.
Different sums of EGP have special nicknames, for example: 1,000 EGP astek "rubber band"; 1,000 EGP bako "pack"; 1,000,000 EGP arnab "rabbit"; 1,000,000,000 EGP feel "elephant".
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