Currency
how can you pay in Luxor?
The Egyptian Pound is the country’s official currency, and it comes in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, and 200 Egyptian pound. 25 and 50 Piasters (ersh) are the lesser denominations, available in both coin and paper form, with 100 Piasters to 1 Egyptian Pound.
The currency has Ramses II on the 50 Piaster note and the temples of Abu Simbel on the 1 Pound note, representing the country’s old and rich legacy.
Currency exchanges found at almost every hotel and airport, as well as banks that can be found by conducting a simple Google search.
There is a $10,000 (or similar) foreign money limit and a 5,000 Egyptian Pounds local currency limit that can be brought in or taken out of the country.
Below is a pictorial record of what Egyptian currency looks like
200 LE
100 LE
50 LE
20 LE
10 LE
5 LE
1 pound
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