Egypt has an amazing collection of gold jewellery and we are not talking 9 carat gold here, to an Egyptian 9 carat gold looks like silver; as Egyptian gold is a much higher 18 carat and this is clear from the truly golden colour of all the gold available here. Gold in ancient times was only available to the rich. In general terms it was not used a currency and therefore had no economic value. Trading was carried out by bartering and servants were paid mainly with food.
Gold to the ancient Egyptians represented the Sun God Ra, due to its colour. It was believed that the gods had gold skin and that their bones were composed of silver. In addition gold does not corrode, thereby symbolically representing eternal life. So for royalty gold not only represented the gods but also represented them as the link to the gods, as the pharaohs were after all considered living gods.
So if you love gold and want some great quality gold, Egypt is the place to find it and with current exchange rates you can get a real bargain.