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The metal value of your Egyptian coins

The gold or silver inside every regular Egyptian coin since 1916, at today's market price. This is metal value only, not the coin's collector value.

  • Gold 24K7,109EGP / gram+0.45%
  • Gold 21K6,221EGP / gram+0.45%
  • Silver 999102.88EGP / gram+0.04%
  • US dollar52.66EGP / USD+0.15%

Updated 13 Oct, 08:14 Cairo time · arrows compare with yesterday's close

Kingdom of Egypt

1916 – 1952

Gold

  • 20 Piastres

    1.70 g · fineness 875 · 1923–1938

    10,575 EGP

    +0.45%

  • 50 Piastres

    4.25 g · fineness 875 · 1923–1938

    26,438 EGP

    +0.45%

  • 100 Piastres

    8.50 g · fineness 875 · 1916–1938

    52,876 EGP

    +0.45%

  • 500 Piastres

    42.50 g · fineness 875 · 1922–1938

    264,378 EGP

    +0.45%

Silver

  • 2 Piastres

    2.80 g · fineness 833 · 1916–1942

    240 EGP

    +0.04%

  • 5 Piastres

    7.00 g · fineness 833 · 1916–1939

    600 EGP

    +0.04%

  • 10 Piastres

    14.00 g · fineness 833 · 1916–1939

    1,200 EGP

    +0.04%

  • 20 Piastres

    28.00 g · fineness 833 · 1916–1939

    2,399 EGP

    +0.04%

Republic

1953 – today

Gold

  • ½ Pound

    4.00 g · fineness 875 · 1992–2002

    24,883 EGP

    +0.45%

  • 1 Pound

    8.00 g · fineness 875 · 1970–2025

    49,765 EGP

    +0.45%

  • 5 Pounds

    26.00 g · fineness 875 · 1964–2025

    161,737 EGP

    +0.45%

  • 10 Pounds

    40.00 g · fineness 875 · 1980–2025

    248,826 EGP

    +0.45%

  • 25 Pounds

    45.00 g · fineness 875 · 2025

    279,929 EGP

    +0.45%

  • 50 Pounds

    8.50 g · fineness 900 · 1986–1994

    54,386 EGP

    +0.45%

  • 100 Pounds

    17.15 g · fineness 900 · 1983–1992

    109,732 EGP

    +0.45%

Silver

  • 5 Piastres

    3.50 g · fineness 720 · 1956–1966

    259 EGP

    +0.04%

  • 10 Piastres

    7.00 g · fineness 720 · 1956–1966

    518 EGP

    +0.04%

  • 20 Piastres

    14.00 g · fineness 720 · 1956–1966

    1,037 EGP

    +0.04%

  • 25 Piastres

    17.50 g · fineness 720 · 1956–1964

    1,296 EGP

    +0.04%

  • 50 Piastres

    28.00 g · fineness 900 · 1956

    2,592 EGP

    +0.04%

  • 1 Pound

    15.00 g · fineness 720 · 1974–2025

    1,111 EGP

    +0.04%

  • 5 Pounds

    17.50 g · fineness 720 · 1983–2025

    1,296 EGP

    +0.04%

  • 10 Pounds

    20.00 g · fineness 720 · 2019–2025

    1,481 EGP

    +0.04%

  • 20 Pounds

    weight not recorded · 2024

    —

    +0.04%

  • 25 Pounds

    23.50 g · fineness 720 · 2024–2025

    1,741 EGP

    +0.04%

  • 50 Pounds

    25.00 g · fineness 720 · 2018–2025

    1,852 EGP

    +0.04%

  • 100 Pounds

    30.00 g · fineness 720 · 2019–2026

    2,222 EGP

    +0.04%

Melt value = weight × fineness × world spot price, converted at the market dollar rate. Prices refresh every 10 minutes; arrows compare with yesterday's close. Weights and fineness come from the IGA reference catalogue of regular circulating and commemorative issues.