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The Egyptian Pound ( ; Egyptian Arabic el-Genēh el-Maṣri -arzelɡeˈneːh elˈmɑsˤɾiIPA) (sign: E£ or ج.م; code: EGP) is the currency of Egypt. It is divided into 100 Qirsh ( -arzʔoˈɾuːʃ, ʔeˈɾuːʃ, singular -arzʔeɾʃ; ; ), or 1000 Milliemes ( -arzmælˈliːm; ).
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 is derived from the Guinea coin, which had almost the same value of 100 Qirsh at the end of the 19th century.
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