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The Egyptians struck neither coins nor medals.

With these exceptions, they made the same use of the precious metals as we do ourselves.

We gild the crosses and cupolas of our churches; they covered the doors of their temples, the lower part of their wall-surfaces, certain bas-reliefs, pyramidions of obelisks, and even whole obelisks, with plates of gold.

The obelisks of Queen Hatshepsut at Karnak were coated with electrum.