If we are going to do a travel to Egypt it is important to know that the current currency of Egypt is the Egyptian Pound. Currently we will find in Egypt to two official issuers of the currency: Central Bank of Egypt and the Government.
Each Egyptian pound It is divided into one hundred piastres, the existing denominations in the country being: 200, 100,50, 20, 10, 5, 1, 50 (Banknotes in pounds); 25, 10, 5, 10 (Banknotes in piastres); 5, 1, 5 ½ (Coin in piastres). The difference between both entities is only that the Government only issues low denomination banknotes such as 10, 25, 50 and XNUMX piastres.
If we are going to travel to Egypt, we must know that we will not be allowed to egyptian coins outside the country, so it is recommended to bring US dollars or euros and change them to Egyptian currency according to our consumption (in addition, it is ideal to exchange currency in authorized exchange offices, banks and hotels). Currently the approximate change is 8.71 Egyptian Pounds for each euro.
In many cases it will not be necessary to exchange currency as most of the travel agencies, department stores, restaurants, bars, and others, accept credit cards.
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