Utah Goldbacks
Utah Goldbacks was the very first local, voluntary currency, made of beautiful, spendable, .999 fine physical gold that vendors can choose to accept for transactions. In 2011, the Utah Legal Tender Act was passed, recognizing gold as currency. In late 2019, the Utah Goldback series came to the market. Goldbacks are an innovative way to own a tangible gold asset at an affordable price. Utah Goldbacks come in five denominations containing precise amounts of pure .999 gold, each with unique designs reflecting Utah’s rich history.
1 – Prudentiae (Prudence): Contains 1/1000th oz. of gold and features a Native American representation of Prudence. The five Native American tribes in Utah: the Ute, Paiute, Goshute, Shoshone, and the Navajo.
5 – Veritas (Truth): Contains 1/200th oz. of gold and features a female Utah pioneer representing Truth, nodding to the great migration that the first settlers of Utah took part in to arrive in the Salt Lake Valley in 1847.
10 – Justitia (Justice): Contains 1/100th oz. of gold and features Justice casting in the southern region of Utah, with Balancing Rock and the iconic red cliffs in the background.
25 – Victoria (Victory): Contains 1/40th oz. of gold and features a symbolic Victory allegory represented by a suffragette, celebrating the victory for women’s voting rights.
50 – Liberty (Libertas): Contains 1/20th oz. of gold and features Lady Liberty,
Nevada Goldbacks
Nevada Goldbacks is the second issue in the U.S. Goldback series, released in 2020, with designs depicting the heritage and history of the state. Nevada Goldbacks come in 5 denominations, with five designs, each containing .999 fine 24k gold.
1 – Caritas (Charity): Contains 1/1000th oz. of gold and depicts Mary, the mother of Jesus, in St. Augustine’s Catholic Church in Austin, Nevada. Catholicism is Nevada’s most dominant religion and St. Augustine’s is the oldest Catholic Church building in Nevada.
5 – Sophia (Wisdom): Contains 1/200th oz. of gold and features Athena as Wisdom. Sophia represents divine inspiration and progress and is found surrounded by numerous Nevada-specific symbols, inventions, technologies, and bastions of wisdom.
10 – Justitia (Justice): Contains 1/100th oz. of gold and features Justice. She wears a veil and watches over the Wild West, letting all those who break the law know that Justice sees all.
25 – Fortitudine (Fortitude): Contains 1/40th oz. of gold. Patterned after the Greek winged goddess of victory, sounding the first trumpet of Triumph.
50 – Liberty (Libertas): Contains 1/20th oz. of gold. Libertas is depicted as Eve, mother of the human race, exercising her power of choice to bring about the human race.