5 Pounds Museum of Egyptian Antiquities

Issued to mark the centenary of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, which opened in 1902 under the directorship of Gaston Maspero after decades of French and Egyptian negotiation over where the national collection would be permanently housed. The building on Tahrir Square was designed by the French architect Marcel Dourgnon, selected through an international competition in 1895.

Struck in 22-karat gold at a low mintage intended primarily for presentation and the collector market — circulated examples are essentially unknown.