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2025 Florida 2 Goldback 1/500 Troy Oz Gold
2025 Florida 2 Goldback 1/500 Troy Oz 24K Gold
This 2025 Florida 2 Goldback represents a unique form of voluntary currency containing 1/500 Troy Oz of 24K gold. The note features a stunning and highly detailed design centered on the allegory of Fortitudo, or Fortitude, depicted as a Native American woman navigating a canoe through the Florida Everglades. The artwork includes indigenous Florida wildlife such as a manatee and a roseate spoonbill, symbolizing the strength and resilience of the state's natural heritage. As a 2025 issue, this gold note is part of the latest series of innovative bullion instruments, combining beautiful artistry with the utility of physical gold. The note is thin, flexible, and durable, vacuum-deposited with gold between layers of polyester to ensure its 24K gold content is preserved and visible. This collectible gold piece is ideal for those looking to diversify their holdings with a fractional, spendable form of gold.
2025 Florida 2 Goldback 1/500 Troy Ounce 24K Gold Aurum Note
Condition: This item appears to be in uncirculated, pristine condition with sharp corners and no visible signs of wear, folds, or handling marks. The mint for this series is Valaurum, utilizing their proprietary vacuum deposition process to create a thin, flexible film of metal. The metal content is confirmed by the printing on the note as 1/500 Troy Ounce of 24K gold. Historically, the Florida Goldback series was introduced as a voluntary local currency and a way to hold fractional physical gold, with the 2025 series featuring the personification of Fortitudo (Fortitude) represented by a Seminole woman in a dugout canoe. The strike type is a specialized Aurum gold film deposition, and there is no professional grading indicated for this specific raw note.
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