{"product_id":"25-wyoming-goldback","title":"25 Wyoming Goldback | Aurum Gold Foil Note (24k)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"25 Wyoming Goldback artwork showing Fidelitas seated on a fence with an oil lamp, the Grand Tetons behind her\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1015\/8833\/6978\/files\/description-web_adedf25f-0aa6-4361-933c-314258c0197f.png?v=1763378658\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA bride sitting on a fence with a lit lamp in one hand and a spare flask of oil in the other. The Wyoming 25 turns a two-thousand-year-old parable about being ready into a note holding 1\/40 of a troy ounce of 24-carat gold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe artwork\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe virtue is \u003cem\u003eFidelitas\u003c\/em\u003e, or Loyalty, illustrated for the first time on this denomination as a Wyoming ranch girl waiting for her groom to arrive at their wedding. Behind her stand the Grand Teton Mountains and the small log Episcopal Chapel of the Transfiguration, completed in 1925 and standing in Grand Teton National Park.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reading borrows from the parable of the ten virgins in the Gospel of Matthew, drawing a line between filling your lamp with oil ahead of a long-anticipated event and the actions loyalty demands. Being genuinely loyal to someone or something means being prepared to act on their behalf when the right moment arrives. So Fidelitas sits on a wooden fence in simple wedding attire and a bridal wreath, a lit oil lamp in one hand, a cruse of oil in the other, under the inscription \u003cstrong\u003e\"Faithful to the End\"\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rest of the design fills in what loyalty produces:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHer faithful cattle dog lies at her feet, beside a loaf of bread, a bottle of wine and a small bowl of salt spilling onto the earth — three items with a deep Christian meaning of loyalty both given to and received from Jesus Christ.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA cow behind her represents the plenty and blessing that follow from being a loyal person.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWheat grows in the foreground, ready to be harvested and sifted from the tares. It stands both for the harvest that loyal deeds yield and for the separating of those who are loyal from those who are not.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho this note suits\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 25 is a collector's denomination first. At 1\/40 troy oz it holds twenty-five times the gold of the reference note in a single 15.55 cm sheet, so it suits someone completing a Wyoming set, someone who wants the artwork at a size where the detail actually reads, or someone buying one significant note as a wedding or anniversary gift rather than a handful of small ones. It is also the tidier way to hold a given amount of gold in this series, since one note replaces twenty-five.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBe clear about the cost of that. The outlay per note is much higher than at the small end, and the premium over the spot gold price remains substantial — a Britannia, a Sovereign or a bar will still give you more gold for the same money, and by a wide margin. The larger note is also less practical for anyone whose interest is small, divisible pieces they might actually exchange. Buy the 25 for the design and the set, not for the metal maths.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eUK buyer notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYard Mint supplies Goldbacks from UK stock. They are treated as VAT-exempt investment-gold wafers, so there is no VAT to add at checkout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGoldbacks are not UK legal tender. They can be bought, owned, sold, collected and voluntarily exchanged where both parties agree, but no UK business is required to accept one. They also do not share the Capital Gains Tax exemption that applies to Britannias and post-1837 Sovereigns, which are sterling currency. VAT and CGT are separate questions with different answers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eResale depends on the gold price, the condition of the note and buyer demand at the time. A collector premium is not guaranteed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is general information, not personal tax or investment advice. Tax treatment depends on current rules and individual circumstances.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Specifications\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1015\/8833\/6978\/files\/Specifications-web_82b98d3a-627c-4d64-b371-1b7eedd88431.png?v=1763378658\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContains 1\/40 troy oz (0.025 oz) of 24-carat gold.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrade: (U) Crisp Uncirculated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMetal content: 0.025 troy oz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePurity: .999\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThickness: 0.10 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize: 6.5 cm x 15.55 cm (2.56 in x 6.125 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManufactured in the USA.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"The full Wyoming Goldback series laid out side by side from the 1 to the 50\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1015\/8833\/6978\/files\/2022-wyoming-series-front_ebba762b-1766-4b89-8859-d65126d4c1be.png?v=1763378660\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe Wyoming Series\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach denomination carries its own original artwork and a proportional quantity of 24-carat gold. \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/wyoming-goldbacks\"\u003eView all Wyoming Goldbacks\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/goldbacks\"\u003ebrowse every Goldback series\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Yard Mint","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52049549623634,"sku":"GBWY25","price":172.01,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1015\/8833\/6978\/files\/WY24-Front-25GB-min.png?v=1763378740","url":"https:\/\/yardmint.com\/products\/25-wyoming-goldback","provider":"The Yard Mint","version":"1.0","type":"link"}