5 South Dakota Goldback Aurum Gold Note

The South Dakota Goldback series is a specie legal tender instrument with actual 24K gold layered within a durable polymer substrate — physical gold you can spend, trade, or hold. The 5 denomination carries 1/200th of a troy ounce of 24K gold and features original artwork centered on Industria — a personification of industry and productive labor — rendered in the detailed engraving style that defines every note in the Goldback program.

Key Features:

• Gold content: 1/200 troy oz of 24K gold embedded in aurum polymer
• Denomination: 5 Goldbacks
• Obverse: A young woman in a harvest dress carrying a basket of produce, surrounded by grain silos, sunflowers, a pumpkin, and agricultural scenery; a banner reading Industria and caption “Blessed is Hard Work”
• Reverse: Plain gold-toned polymer with mirrored South Dakota Goldbacks text and denomination visible in reverse

The obverse is richly composed in the fine-art engraving style characteristic of the Goldback program. Industria is personified as a young woman in a flowing farm dress and wide-brimmed hat, striding forward with a large harvest basket cradled in her arms, filled with fresh produce. Her apron and dress move naturally with her step, and her expression carries quiet, purposeful confidence. The scene places her firmly in a South Dakota agricultural setting — grain silos and farm buildings rise in the background, rendered with architectural detail. In the foreground, a large pumpkin sits beside stalks of corn and sunflowers, their petals and leaves struck in fine relief. A bee appears among the flowers, a small but deliberate symbol of industrious work. A scroll banner in the lower center reads Industria, with the caption “Blessed is Hard Work” beneath it.

The ornate border frames the scene in fine-line guilloche patterning traditional to currency design, with the denomination 5 in each corner. The GB 2023 seal and Goldback.com appear in the lower left alongside the series identifier. At the base, bold text confirms 1/200 Troy Ounce 24K Gold, with the statement that the note is exchangeable by Goldback Inc. to US Gold Coin to Bearer on Demand. The note carries US Patent Pending status and is designated a Specie Legal Tender Instrument.

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