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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| EGP | 0 | 3 |
| Egyptian pounds | 0 | 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 (34)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
EGP
this entity surface form:
EGP
this entity surface form:
EGP
this entity surface form:
Egyptian pounds
subject surface form:
Mit Abu al-Kum