Coins

• Egyptian coins, which tend to be made of copper and silver, come in various denominations, from 10 pt to E£1, but are not in wide circulation.
  
  

Low-Value Paper Notes

• Paper notes carrying very low values---the 5-pt, 10-pt and 25-pt notes---are used only infrequently.
  
  

Higher-Value Paper Notes

• Paper notes with values ranging from 50 pt to E£100 are widely used. Small change can be hard to come by, so Lonelyplanet.com recommends holding onto any small change when traveling in Egypt. The E£200 note is uncommon.
  
  

Designs on Paper Notes

• Egypt's colorful paper notes have an Arabic side, which shows historical mosques, and an English side, which has a Pharoanic scene. Only the E£25 notes are the exception: their English sides show the official seal of Egypt, a hawk.
  
  

American Dollars

• Some Egyptian vendors and service providers prefer or require payment in American dollars.