EGPxxx Egyptian Pound exchange rate Live chart (Egypt currency, code: EGP, symbol: E£ or ج.م or L.E.)

Egypt currency : Egyptian Pound (ISO 4217 currency code: EGP, symbol: E£ or ج.م or L.E.) : 1 Egyptian Pound (E£) = 100 piastres (ersh) (قروش). Official currency of Arab Republic of Egypt (جمهورية مصر العربية), a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia. Egyptian pound is frequently abbreviated as LE or L.E. (livre égyptienne). ISO 3166-1 country code is EG. In 1834, a khedival decree was issued, based on a bimetallic standard (gold and silver) on the basis of the Maria Theresa thaler. Egypt used a de facto gold standard between 1885 and 1914, with E£1 = 7.4375 grams pure gold. Central bank is Central Bank of Egypt (CBE, البنك المركزي المصري).