Egyptian pound

ISO 4217CodeEGP (numeric: 818)Subunit0.01Units of accountBase unitpound (Arabic: junayh, جُنَيْه)Pluralpounds (junayhāt)Symbol£ (Arabic: .ج.م)‎Subunit1⁄100piastre
(qirş, قرش)1⁄1,000millieme
(historical; mallīm)Pluralpiastrepiastres (qurūš)SymbolpiastrePTDenominationsBanknotes Freq. used£1, £5, £10, £20, £50, £100, £200 Rarely used25 PT, 50 PTCoins25 PT, 50 PT, £1DemographicsDate of introduction1834 (1834)ReplacedEgyptian piastreOfficial user(s)EgyptUnofficial userGaza StripIssuanceCentral bankCentral Bank of Egypt Websitewww.cbe.org.eg/en/ValuationInflation12.11% (2025)

The Egyptian pound (Egyptian Arabic: جنيه مصرى from English "guinea"; symbol: £; international abbreviations: E£, £E, LE; currency code: EGP; Arabic symbol: ج.م.) is the official currency of Egypt, introduced in 1834 to replace the Egyptian piastre.

Each pound (Arabic: junayh, جُنَيْه) is divided into 100 piastres (Arabic: qirsh, قرش; abbreviation: "PT", short for "piastre tarif").

Each pound was also historically divided into 1,000 milliemes (مليم; French: millième, abbreviated to m or mill). Since July 6, 2022, the 10- and 20-pound notes have been made out of polymer plastic paper.