50 Florida Goldback | Aurum Gold Foil Note (24k)

Description

Florida is home to 1.5 million veterans, and the 50 is the note dedicated to them. Amor Patriae — Love of Country — takes the form of a Women's Airforce Service Pilot at the controls of a P-51 Mustang over Hendricks Army Airfield.

The artwork

The composition is built around her hands. Sunlight falls across a steady grip on the controls, and that steadiness is the whole point of the design: the inscribed principle reads “Be watchful, stand firm”.

Her uniform is where the historical detail sits. It carries the insignia of:

• The WASP.
• The U.S. Army Corps.
• Air Transport Command.
• The American flag.

Those four marks are doing the commemorative work, recording the part women played in the Second World War rather than gesturing at it. The note is dedicated to Florida's veterans and to everyone who strengthened the nation in war and in peace.

Who this note suits

The 50 is one of the two largest notes in the series and sits at 1/20 of a troy ounce of 24-carat gold — double the 25, five times the 10. That is enough metal for the premium per gram to fall to about its lowest point across the range, and enough physical size, at 16.4 cm by 7.6 cm, for the note to work as a framed piece on its own.

It suits collectors finishing a Florida set, buyers who want the aviation and military-history subject specifically, and anyone giving a serious commemorative gift where the recipient will keep it rather than spend it.

Stated plainly: the price is still well above the value of the gold inside. A 1/2 oz Britannia or a bar of comparable weight remains the cheaper way to own that much metal. Choose the 50 because you want this design at this scale, and accept that resale rests on collector demand for the note rather than on the gold alone.

Make it part of your story

Choose a Florida design for a memory of the coast, a family connection or simply the detail that catches your eye. A gold note gives that choice a physical place in your collection.

The price includes artwork and manufacture as well as gold. Condition and collector demand can affect resale.

Specifications

• Contains 1/20 troy oz (0.05 oz) of 24-carat gold.
• Grade: (U) Crisp Uncirculated
• Metal content: 0.05 troy oz
• Purity: .999
• Thickness: 0.10 mm
• Size: 7.6 cm x 16.4 cm (3.0 in x 6.46 in)
• Manufactured in the USA.

The Florida Series

Each denomination carries its own original artwork and a proportional quantity of 24-carat gold. View all Florida Goldbacks, read the Florida collector guide, or browse every Goldback series.