Egyptian pound
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The Egyptian pound is the official monetary unit of Egypt, used for everyday transactions, pricing, and financial operations throughout the country.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Egyptian pound canonical | 82 |
| EGP | 5 |
| Egyptian pounds | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fiat currency
ⓘ
national currency ⓘ |
| category |
Currencies of Africa
ⓘ
Economy of Egypt ⓘ |
| centralBank | Central Bank of Egypt ⓘ |
| circulatesIn | Egyptian territory ⓘ |
| codeNumericISO4217 | 818 ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| currencySymbol |
E£
ⓘ
£ ⓘ ج.م ⓘ |
| denominationType |
banknotes
ⓘ
coins ⓘ |
| hasCashForm | yes ⓘ |
| hasDigitalForm | yes ⓘ |
| hasInflation | yes ⓘ |
| hasPluralName |
Egyptian pound
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian pounds
|
| historicalSubunit | millieme ⓘ |
| historicalSubunitToUnit | 1000 milliemes ⓘ |
| introducedAsModernCurrency | 19th century ⓘ |
| isDivisible | yes ⓘ |
| isLegalTenderFor | all debts public and private in Egypt ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code |
Egyptian pound
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
EGP
|
| isPegged | no fixed official peg as of 2024 ⓘ |
| languageOnCurrency |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| legalTenderIn | Egypt ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority | Central Bank of Egypt ⓘ |
| monetaryPolicySetBy | Central Bank of Egypt ⓘ |
| monetarySystem | decimal ⓘ |
| officialCurrencyOf | Egypt ⓘ |
| region |
Middle East
ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ |
| regulates | none (is regulated by Central Bank of Egypt) ⓘ |
| replacedCurrency | Egyptian piastre as primary unit ⓘ |
| subunit | piastre ⓘ |
| subunitNameInArabic | قرش ⓘ |
| subunitToUnit | 100 piastres ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Egyptian government
ⓘ
businesses in Egypt ⓘ residents of Egypt ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday transactions in Egypt
ⓘ
financial operations in Egypt ⓘ pricing of goods and services in Egypt ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Egyptian banking system
ⓘ
Egyptian public sector payments ⓘ Egyptian retail sector ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Arabic script ⓘ |
Referenced by (88)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
EGP
this entity surface form:
Egyptian pounds
this entity surface form:
EGP
this entity surface form:
EGP
subject surface form:
Mit Abu al-Kum
subject surface form:
Central Bank of Egypt
subject surface form:
Central Bank of Egypt
this entity surface form:
EGP
subject surface form:
El Adwah
this entity surface form:
EGP