a base plate 10 having therein holes such as holes 2 for cylinder bores oil holes 7 water waters 8 bolt holes 5 6 also the base plate 10 includes beads 3 around the peripheries of the holes 2 for the cylinder bore and seal rings 9 around the peripheries of the oil holes 7 and water holes 8 in the bolt holes 5 6 bolts not shown are inserted after the cylinder head gasket is sandwiched between a cylinder head and a cylinder block both not shown and the bolts are tightened the bolt holes 5 6 are generally arranged around the holes 2 for securely sealing around the cylinder bores coatings 4 having heatproof characteristic and compressibility are applied to bead portions at areas w between the holes 2 for the cylinder bores namely as shown in fig1 and 2 b the coatings 4 are formed at the beads in the areas w while connecting the two coatings 4 at a narrow portion in an embodiment as shown in fig3 and 4 the coatings 4 with two layers are formed at the beads in the areas w while connecting the two coatings at a wide portion in an embodiment as shown in fig5 and 6 the coatings 4 are formed on the beads in the area w without a connection the coatings may have a single layer or a plurality of layers in case the gasket is formed of one metal plate 10 as shown in fig2 b 4 and 6 the.