Egyptian Self-Taught/Egyptian Money

by Carl Albert Thimm

EGYPTIAN MONEY.

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Egyptian Value.	Systematic Name.	English Value
	1 Millième	⁠=⁠¼d.
10 Millièmes	1 Piastre or Qirsh	⁠=⁠2½d.

ARABIC NAME
	Egyptian Money		English Money.			American Money.
	Piastres.	Mill'mes.	£	s.	d.	Dols.	Cents
Gold Coins.
Giney Masri (the) Egyptian pound)	100	1000	1	0	6	5	—
Nuss Giney	50	500	—	10	3	2	50
Silver Coins.
Riyāl Masri	20	200	—	4	1	1
Nuss Riyal	10	100	—	2	3⁄5	—	50
Rub' a Riyal	5	50	—	1	3/10	—	25
Qirsheyn	2	20	—	—	5	—	5
Qirsh (Piastre)	1	10	—	—	2½	—	5
Nickel Coins.
Nuss Qirsh	½	5	—	—	1⁄2	—	1
2 Millièmes	2⁄10	2	—	—	½	—	1
1 Millième	1⁄10	1	—	—	¼	—	½

There are Copper pieces of ½ and ¼ Millième (2-Para and 1-Para pieces); these are used only by the very poor.

Note.—English tourists are recommended to have their credit notes cashed in English Gold. The following are valued as under:—

		Piastres. Milliemes.
The English Sovereign (£1)	=	97.5
The French Napoleon (20f.)	=	77.1½

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