{"product_id":"50-oklahoma-goldback","title":"50 Oklahoma Goldback | Aurum Gold Foil Note (24k)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"50 Oklahoma Goldback artwork showing a storm scientist kneeling as a tornado crosses the horizon\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1015\/8833\/6978\/files\/description-web_4b14b6da-b907-4d8b-aa4e-38a80b9d7227.png?v=1763378501\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOklahoma averages more than 60 tornadoes a year, including some of the most powerful on Earth. The 50 puts the response on the note rather than the disaster: a woman kneeling steady in the grass with a funnel already turning behind her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe artwork\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe virtue is \u003cem\u003eVigilantia\u003c\/em\u003e, Vigilance. She kneels in tall prairie grass, composed rather than braced, while the tornado spirals across the skyline. Her equipment case in the foreground carries the name \u003cem\u003eVigilantia\u003c\/em\u003e, stated plainly rather than symbolically.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat sits behind her is real working kit from Oklahoma's severe-weather research, a field the state is known for worldwide:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Doppler on Wheels (DOW) radar unit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA mobile mesonet vehicle.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA weather balloon.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reading the design invites is a specific one. Oklahoma does not simply endure its storms; it leads the science of understanding them, and the character of its people tends to show most clearly in the days after one has passed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInscribed at the bottom is 1 Corinthians 16:13: \u003cstrong\u003e“Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith, be courageous, be strong.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho this note suits\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 50 holds 1\/20 of a troy ounce of 24-carat gold, fifty times the metal in a 1 note. It is also a physically bigger format at 7.6 cm x 16.4 cm, wider as well as longer than the notes below it, and detail that is fiddly on a small denomination has room to breathe here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt suits a collector completing an Oklahoma set from the top down, or a buyer who wants a single note as a display or gift piece. Premiums per gram fall as the denomination rises, so this is among the more efficient ways into the format.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEfficient is relative, though. You are still paying well above the gold price, and 1\/20 oz of gold in coin or bar form costs considerably less. If you want metal, buy metal. If you want this artwork in gold, buy the note.\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_c7c5b961-7a01-434e-813d-bae07ac00c1d.png?v=1763378502\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContains 1\/20 troy oz (0.05 oz) of 24-carat gold.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrade: (U) Crisp Uncirculated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMetal content: 0.05 troy oz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePurity: .999\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThickness: 0.10 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize: 7.6 cm x 16.4 cm (3.0 in x 6.46 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManufactured in the USA.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"The full Oklahoma Goldback series shown side by side\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1015\/8833\/6978\/files\/Oklahoma_1_a653c2d5-d525-4449-b201-467c40522bf7.jpg?v=1763378501\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe Oklahoma Series\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach denomination carries its own original artwork and a proportional quantity of 24-carat gold. \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/oklahoma-goldbacks\"\u003eView all Oklahoma Goldbacks\u003c\/a\u003e, read the \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/insights\/oklahoma-goldbacks-uk-collector-guide\"\u003eOklahoma collector guide\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":52049535533394,"sku":"GBOK50","price":344.01,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1015\/8833\/6978\/files\/Oklahoma50_Front_2025.png?v=1763378558","url":"https:\/\/yardmint.com\/products\/50-oklahoma-goldback","provider":"The Yard Mint","version":"1.0","type":"link"}