Columbia looks across a republic at its 250th year.
An illustrated guide to the standard Washington, D.C. 1 Goldback, its measured gold, civic artwork, and current published reference value.
Plate 01 · Potomac at blue hour
In 2026, a single Washington, D.C. Goldback brought Columbia, the capital skyline, and one thousandth of a troy ounce of 24-karat gold into the same narrow frame.
This field guide focuses on that one standard note. There is no catalogue to browse. Every page returns to the physical object, the published facts, and the questions an owner is likely to ask.
The supplied product image remains untouched and separate from the surrounding artwork. Its text, serial, denomination, and security details have not been regenerated.
Columbia wears a freedom cap and carries a thirteen-star shield. The Washington Monument rises behind her, the Capitol glows in the distance, and a bald eagle moves across a sky filled with fireworks.
Follow the symbols“A republic, if you can keep it.”
Inscription on the 2026 Washington, D.C. Goldback
UPMA publishes a per-Goldback reference rate. This site fetches that rate on the server, validates it, and refreshes the cached value every thirty minutes. It never substitutes a guessed value.
The D.C. note has a denomination of one, so its reference value is the published one-Goldback rate multiplied by one. Seller prices and checkout totals may be different.
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Meet Columbia and trace how the freedom cap, thirteen-star shield, Washington Monument, Capitol, eagle, fireworks, and Franklin inscription form one commemorative scene.
Learn where the live reference rate comes from, how this one-denomination calculation works, and why a reference value is not the same thing as a seller’s price.
Follow the verified production sequence: artwork and security design, polymer printing, vacuum-deposited 24K gold, sealing, and measured verification.
Short answers on value, gold content, artwork, care, and voluntary exchange.
Read the full FAQIt is a commemorative, single-issue 1 Goldback created for the 250th anniversary of American independence. Goldback states that 250,000 were produced and that the issue contains 1/1000 troy ounce of 24-karat gold.
No. This site is an independent product guide. Its purchase link opens Goldback’s official distributor directory, where seller prices, availability, payment, shipping, and returns are handled by the chosen distributor.
It is the current per-Goldback value published by the United Precious Metals Association. For this 1 Goldback, the reference value is the published one-Goldback rate multiplied by one. It is informational and is not a guaranteed retail or checkout price.
The note states that it contains 1/1000 troy ounce of 24K gold. The gold layer is sealed between protective polymer layers.
