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50 Dollars Gold Certificate
| Issuer | United States Department of the Treasury |
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| Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | THIS CERTIFIES THAT THERE HAVE BEEN DEPOSITED IN THE TREASURY OF GOLD THIS CERTIFICATE IS A LEGAL TENDER IN THE AMOUNT THEREOF IN PAYMENT OF ALL DEBTS AND DUES PUBLIC AND PRIVATE. CERTIFICATE WASHINGTON,D.C. GRANT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FIFTY DOLLARS IN GOLD COIN PAYABLE TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND |
| Reverse description | Central architectural vignette of the United States Capitol Building, rendered entirely in raised gold foil with ornate scrollwork borders at left and right. Denomination numeral "50" appears at all four corners, with the title legend across the top and "FIFTY DOLLARS" lettered along the lower border. |
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Gold Certificates were not redeemable at every bank counter — they functioned as warehouse receipts against actual gold held by the Treasury, and their circulation was effectively ended by Executive Order 6102 in April 1933, which required Americans to surrender gold coins, bullion, and Gold Certificates to Federal Reserve Banks. Failure to comply carried a potential $10,000 fine or ten years imprisonment. Most were turned in.
The thick substrate with gold foil described here suggests a modern commemorative or novelty reproduction rather than an original Treasury issue — genuine Gold Certificates were printed on standard banknote stock by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.