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25 Gold Pounds GEM- Khufu Solar Boat
| Issuer | Central Bank of Egypt |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Value | 25 Pounds (جنيه) |
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| Obverse description | At center, the stylized geometric logo of the Grand Egyptian Museum, depicting a pyramidal form composed of angular facets in relief. The Arabic legend جمهورية مصر العربية (Arab Republic of Egypt) curves along the upper periphery in naskh script, flanked by the Hijri date ١٤٤٧ هـ to the left and the Gregorian date ٢٠٢٥ م to the right. The bilingual museum name المتحف المصرى الكبير / GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM appears within and beside the central emblem. The denomination ٢٥ جنيهاً (25 Pounds) is prominently displayed in the lower field in large Arabic numerals and script. |
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| Reverse description | At center, a detailed relief depiction of the ancient Khufu Solar Boat, rendered in profile occupying the middle field, showing its characteristic cedar-wood hull with high prow and stern, deck cabin, and rigging framework. The Latin legend OPENING OF THE GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM curves along the upper periphery, with the Gregorian date 2025 prominently below it. In the lower field, the Arabic legend افتتاح المتحف المصرى الكبير (Opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum) in naskh calligraphic script curves along the lower border, with the Arabic numeral date ٢٠٢٥ above it. |
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Egypt's Central Bank issued this piece to mark the ongoing restoration and display of Khufu's solar boat — the 4,600-year-old cedar vessel reassembled from 1,224 separate planks and housed since 1982 in a purpose-built museum at the foot of the Great Pyramid. A second, still-dismantled boat was excavated in 1987 and transferred to the Grand Egyptian Museum project, prompting renewed international attention to the site.
The 22-karat (.875) fineness places this squarely in Egypt's traditional gold coinage standard, unchanged across decades of commemorative issues from the Central Bank.