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Money of Egypt

Monetary единица  Egypt - pound (EGP). The national currency quotation.

Egyptian pound (to =100 piastres) as the monetary unit the Arabian Republic Egypt has been injected into the circulation in 1885. Today it is fairly steady, convertible currency of the world in spite of the fact that the national economy obviously does not prosper: the average wages of employees here are small even in comparison with Russia and compound only 44 US dollars. That you served first of all, address to египтянину:Командор! (The Brother!) also do not forget to abandon more often on the stage a denomination in one pound.

In circulation in Egypt today there are notes in 0,05; 0,10; 0,25; 0,50; 1; 5; 10; 20; 50; 100; 1000 pounds.

For Russia Egyptian pound exotic enough currency. However in the country of ancient tripod signals metamorphosis of HARD CURRENCY into aboriginal pounds does not represent problems. Under traveller's cheques here it is possible to gain to 700  pounds a day (commissions thus compound 3-5 percent). Besides, metamorphosis of HARD CURRENCY into Egyptian pounds without superfluous losses as though is included into a package deal which the country renders to the visitors. And it is done delivery home.

Whether you Were shut down in Egypt in the hotel, specialising on method of foreigners, make cruise on the motorship on to Nile, or are on the marine liner which has come into the Egyptian port, at certain o'clock the officer of a national bank with the portable safe through a shoulder there is. It not only will exchange your HARD CURRENCY at the rate, hardly to the best, than in business banks, but also signs at you before leave the remained pounds at the same heading, without any commissions. Here it is service! Everywhere so met tourists.