{"title":"Idaho Goldback","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"idaho-2026-1-4-goldback-alpha","title":"Idaho, 2026, 1\/4 Goldback – Alpha KRX","description":"\u003cp\u003eVirtue: Justitia (Justice)\u003cbr\u003eEnduring Principle: “Judge righteously.” — Proverbs 31:9\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Idaho 1\/4 Goldback was the first quarter denomination ever designed. At its forefront\u003cbr\u003estands the virtue Justitia. She is the classical personification of justice, which has been used for\u003cbr\u003ecenturies to represent fairness over power. She carries raised scales for weighing truth and a\u003cbr\u003elowered sword to show restrained authority. A blindfold covers her eyes to demonstrate impartial\u003cbr\u003ejudgement.\u003cbr\u003eThe design is layered with Easter eggs that reflect Idaho’s history and values. The elk and\u003cbr\u003ecornucopia from the state seal appear on Justitia’s belt, representing strength, abundance, and\u003cbr\u003estewardship over the land. A syringa (the state flower) is woven into her hair, and a monarch\u003cbr\u003ebutterfly (the state insect) flies beside her. They highlight renewal, balance, and order in the\u003cbr\u003enatural world. Hells Canyon stretches behind her, one of the deepest river canyons in North\u003cbr\u003eAmerica. Its rugged terrain reminds us that fairness is forged in demanding environments.\u003cbr\u003eTogether, these elements reveal that the virtue of justice is ingrained in Idaho's land, history, and\u003cbr\u003epeople. Written along the bottom of this denomination is the enduring principle: “Judge\u003cbr\u003erighteously.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldback","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45806432977084,"sku":null,"price":2.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/0115\/3468\/files\/Idaho_1_4_2026_Alpha_Front.png?v=1773148180"},{"product_id":"idaho-2026-1-2-goldback-alpha","title":"Idaho, 2026, 1\/2 Goldback – Alpha XSH","description":"\u003cp\u003eVirtue: Pietas (Devotion)\u003cbr\u003eEnduring Principle: “Everything I do is for my people.” — Sacagawea\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe artwork on the Idaho 1\/2 Goldback honors Sacagawea, an Agaidika Shoshone woman born\u003cbr\u003enear Lemhi Pass in what is now Idaho. She is depicted as the virtue Pietas, or Devotion, and\u003cbr\u003eexemplifies duty to family, people, and homeland. Sacagawea’s life reflects this from an early\u003cbr\u003eage. As a young girl, she was kidnapped by a Hidatsa war party and taken far from her\u003cbr\u003ehomeland. Eventually, she found herself traveling west again as part of the Lewis and Clark\u003cbr\u003eExpedition, guiding others back toward the land and people she had been taken from.\u003cbr\u003eIn 1805, the expedition reached Lemhi Pass. Sacagawea recognized the familiar terrain and\u003cbr\u003erealized they had entered Shoshone territory. There, she was reunited with her brother,\u003cbr\u003eCameahwait. This reunion became a turning point for the expedition. Through her familial\u003cbr\u003econnection, they secured horses needed to continue west across the Bitterroot Mountains, a\u003cbr\u003ejourney that would have been impossible on foot. Their route followed the Lolo Trail, which was\u003cbr\u003ea demanding path known to Indigenous peoples. In the artwork, the words “Lolo Trail” and the\u003cbr\u003eyear 1805 are carved into rocks. They mark the exact place and moment when Sacagawea’s\u003cbr\u003edevotion to family and homeland directly ensured the expedition’s survival.\u003cbr\u003eWhile Sacagawea traveled with Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, she served as an\u003cbr\u003einterpreter and guide. She helped negotiate for food, identify safe routes, and communicate\u003cbr\u003epeaceful intent with tribes. Along the way, she carried her infant son, Jean Baptiste\u003cbr\u003eCharbonneau. Their presence signaled that the group came in peace, reducing conflict and\u003cbr\u003ebuilding trust. The expedition’s success through the Rockies and into the Pacific Northwest\u003cbr\u003edepended heavily on her knowledge, relationships, and judgment.\u003cbr\u003eAt the center of this composition, Sacagawea stands as a beacon of maternal strength. She\u003cbr\u003ewears her child in a cradle as a visual expression of Pietas. Her traditional Shoshone dress,\u003cbr\u003ebeaded belt, and tool bag reflect her cultural identity. In the background, an Appaloosa mare\u003cbr\u003eand her foal stand together, mirroring Sacagawea’s devotion to her child. This dynamic honors\u003cbr\u003ethe deep connection between the Shoshone people and Idaho’s state horse. The Bitterroot\u003cbr\u003eMountains rise in the background as Lolo Creek winds through the valley. Idaho’s state symbols\u003cbr\u003esurround the scene: white pine, huckleberries, and mountain bluebirds.\u003cbr\u003eThis artwork tells a clear story of Idaho. Sacagawea was born and returned here. She changed\u003cbr\u003ehistory here. Through her piety, she helped guide one of the most important expeditions in\u003cbr\u003eAmerican history. Her legacy is rooted in Idaho’s land, its trails, and the enduring values that still\u003cbr\u003edefine the state today.\u003cbr\u003eInscribed along the bottom is the quotation: “Everything I do is for my people.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldback","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45806440612028,"sku":null,"price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/0115\/3468\/files\/Idaho_1_2_2025_Alpha_Front.png?v=1772377521"},{"product_id":"idaho-2026-1-goldback","title":"Idaho, 2026, 1 Goldback ZXA","description":"\u003cp\u003eVirtue: Fides (Faith and Trust)\u003cbr\u003eEnduring Principle: “We walk by faith, not by sight.” — 2 Cor. 5:7\u003cbr\u003eLong Version:\u003cbr\u003eThe Idaho 1 Goldback depicts the virtue Fides, or faith and trust, through the experience of\u003cbr\u003epioneer families traveling the California Trail. Set at City of Rocks, the scene shows a mother\u003cbr\u003eguiding her child across the open ground. Despite their long and uncertain journey, her\u003cbr\u003edemeanor is calm and steadfast. The child’s hand in hers is a symbol of trust, the same kind\u003cbr\u003ethat sustained the pioneers as they crossed Idaho’s landscape and laid foundations for future\u003cbr\u003ecommunities.\u003cbr\u003eThe surrounding details anchor the scene in Idaho’s history. The granite spires of the City of\u003cbr\u003eRocks stand in the background, which guided emigrants on the California Trail. Many of them\u003cbr\u003eleft carvings in the granite, and today, the stone still bears their names. Behind the mother and\u003cbr\u003echild, a covered wagon pulls a group across the trail. Native wildlife surrounds them. A\u003cbr\u003esagebrush lizard rests on a bush in the foreground. A pronghorn stands in the back, symbolizing\u003cbr\u003eendurance. Above, a great horned owl flies, illustrating vigilance.\u003cbr\u003eThe woman holds a small Bible as a symbol of personal faith. Written on this denomination is a\u003cbr\u003escripture lived by those who settled the region: “We walk by faith, not by sight.” This design\u003cbr\u003ehonors the faith, trust, and perseverance that helped form Idaho’s history and character.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldback","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45806457520316,"sku":null,"price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/0115\/3468\/files\/Idaho_1_2025__Alpha__Front_1.png?v=1772372273"},{"product_id":"idaho-2026-2-goldback","title":"Idaho, 2026, 2 Goldback YZQ","description":"\u003cp\u003eVirtue: Civitas (Community)\u003cbr\u003eEnduring Principle: “Denon artean egina, erraz egina.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Idaho 2 Goldback honors the virtue Civitas, or Community, through the deeply-rooted story\u003cbr\u003eof Boise’s Basque community. The scene is set on the Basque Block in downtown Boise, where\u003cbr\u003ea group performs a traditional hoop dance from the Gipuzkoa province called “Uztai Txiki (Arco\u003cbr\u003eDantza).” The dancers hold small wooden hoops decorated with ribbons, striking them in rhythm\u003cbr\u003ewith the music. Their coordinated movements symbolize impeccable timing and shared purpose.\u003cbr\u003eCivitas takes center stage. Beneath her feet is the Boise Basque cross, the locally recognized\u003cbr\u003elauburu design. This specific cross ties the scene to the city, honoring a community that\u003cbr\u003epreserved its identity while becoming part of Idaho.\u003cbr\u003eThe Boise Mountains rise behind the dancers, while two sheep stand to the side. Together, they\u003cbr\u003equietly reference the daily labor of Basque immigrants who arrived in the late nineteenth\u003cbr\u003ecentury, many working as sheep herders across Idaho’s open ranges. In the distance, the Idaho\u003cbr\u003eState Capitol acknowledges the Basque community’s lasting role in Idaho’s civic and economic\u003cbr\u003elife. The Basque Museum and Cultural Center appears in the background as a nod to its role in\u003cbr\u003epreserving language, history, and tradition.\u003cbr\u003eBoise is now home to one of the largest Basque communities in the United States, with\u003cbr\u003etraditions that remain a part of daily life. Reviewed with input from representatives of the Idaho\u003cbr\u003eBasque Museum, this design reflects a Basque principle that fits Idaho well: “Denon artean\u003cbr\u003eegina, erraz egina.” What is done together is done easily\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldback","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45806480556220,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/0115\/3468\/files\/Idaho_2_2025__Alpha__Front_1.png?v=1772372443"},{"product_id":"idaho-2026-5-goldback","title":"Idaho, 2026, 5 Goldback VBB","description":"\u003cp\u003eVirtue: Clementia (Mercy)\u003cbr\u003eEnduring Principle: “Beauty for ashes.” — Isaiah 61:3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Idaho 5 Goldback honors the virtue Clementia, meaning mercy, gentleness, or stewardship.\u003cbr\u003eThe artwork shows a moment of quiet renewal set in the Wallace Mountains after the Great Fire\u003cbr\u003eof 1910. Clementia kneels on scorched ground, replanting young saplings where the forest once\u003cbr\u003estood. A small fawn stands beside her, representing the return of innocence and life, despite\u003cbr\u003edevastation. An empty patera rests near her hand as a symbol of mercy. The scene reflects\u003cbr\u003eIdaho’s strength, patience, and responsibility to the land.\u003cbr\u003eThe Great Fire, often called the Big Burn, remains one of the most devastating wildfires in\u003cbr\u003eAmerican history. It burned millions of acres across northern Idaho and neighboring states,\u003cbr\u003edestroying entire towns, like Wallace, Avery, and others that were never rebuilt. For Idahoans,\u003cbr\u003ethe fire is remembered as both a tragedy and a turning point. It reshaped forest management,\u003cbr\u003eelevated firefighters as heroes, and helped establish modern wildfire policy and conservation\u003cbr\u003eefforts through the U.S. Forest Service.\u003cbr\u003eThis design reflects how Idaho responded in that moment. Replanting, rebuilding, and learning\u003cbr\u003eto steward the land more wisely. Clementia embodies that renewal, honoring Idaho’s resilience\u003cbr\u003eand legacy. 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During this time, rich\u003cbr\u003eore discoveries drew thousands to this remote and unforgiving landscape. The miner in the\u003cbr\u003eartwork rests beside a cart filled with raw silver ore. Her demeanor reflects the reality of mining\u003cbr\u003elife, where success only came after long days of physical labor, risk, and persistence.\u003cbr\u003eSilver City was founded in 1863 and quickly became one of the most productive silver mining\u003cbr\u003ecenters in the Pacific Northwest. At its peak, it supported thousands of residents and produced\u003cbr\u003emillions of dollars in silver, lead, and gold. Behind the miner is the Idaho Hotel, which was built\u003cbr\u003ethe same year as the town’s founding and is still standing today. The hotel served as a central\u003cbr\u003ehub for miners, merchants, and travelers. Along with buildings like the Masonic Lodge, the hotel\u003cbr\u003eshows how disciplined work and cooperation transformed a remote camp into a fully functioning\u003cbr\u003etown.\u003cbr\u003eBeyond silver, the artwork also acknowledges how Idaho earned the nickname the “Gem State.”\u003cbr\u003eIdaho is one of the few places in the world where star garnet is naturally found, and it is the\u003cbr\u003eofficial state gemstone. The state has also produced sapphire, opal, jasper, aquamarine, topaz,\u003cbr\u003eand quartz, often mined alongside precious metals. These stones are subtly worked into the\u003cbr\u003ecomposition. Eventually, silver production declined and the town was abandoned, but Silver City\u003cbr\u003eis still preserved today. It stands as one of the best examples of an intact mining town in the\u003cbr\u003eWest.\u003cbr\u003eThis design tells a story of endurance. The silver ore in the cart represents wealth that had to be\u003cbr\u003eearned one load at a time. Perseverantia reflects the men and women who stayed, worked, and\u003cbr\u003ebuilt in difficult conditions. They shaped Idaho’s identity with their grit and the determination to\u003cbr\u003efinish what they began.\u003cbr\u003eAlong the bottom is a passage from James 1:12: “Blessed is the one who perseveres under\u003cbr\u003etrial.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldback","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45806496940220,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/0115\/3468\/files\/Idaho_10_2025__Alpha__Front_1.png?v=1772372586"},{"product_id":"idaho-2026-25-goldbacks","title":"Idaho, 2026, 25 Goldbacks XXV","description":"\u003cp\u003eVirtue: Scientia (Knowledge)\u003cbr\u003eEnduring Principle: “There’s nothing worth knowing that isn’t difficult” — Philo T. Farnsworth\u003cbr\u003eLong Version\u003cbr\u003eThe Idaho 25 Goldback depicts one of the most important scientific breakthroughs of the\u003cbr\u003etwentieth century through the virtue Scientia, or knowledge and understanding. At a time when\u003cbr\u003enuclear energy was still experimental and closely scrutinized worldwide, Idaho stepped forward\u003cbr\u003eto prove what was possible. On December 20, 1951, Experimental Breeder Reactor I in Arco,\u003cbr\u003eIdaho became the first power plant in the world to generate electricity with nuclear energy,\u003cbr\u003elighting four bulbs as proof that peaceful atomic power was achievable. Four years later, on July\u003cbr\u003e17, 1955, electricity from the BORAX-III reactor powered the entire city of Arco for one hour,\u003cbr\u003emaking it the first city in the world lit by nuclear power.\u003cbr\u003eThe female scientist in the artwork references Idaho’s contributions to science and engineering,\u003cbr\u003eincluding women working at the highest levels of research. The equations on the board behind\u003cbr\u003eher were critical to this moment in history. E = mc², published by Albert Einstein in 1905,\u003cbr\u003ecalculates the immense energy within matter and is foundational to nuclear science. The other\u003cbr\u003eequation (²³⁵U + ¹n → ¹⁴¹Ba + ⁹²Kr + 3¹n + energy) is the precise fission reaction that made\u003cbr\u003ehistory on that day in Arco.\u003cbr\u003eThis breakthrough established Idaho as a global leader in peaceful atomic research. The\u003cbr\u003eNational Reactor Testing Station, later renamed the Idaho National Laboratory, went on to host\u003cbr\u003emore than fifty experimental reactors and remains central to U.S. energy and security research\u003cbr\u003etoday. In 1966, EBR-I was designated a National Historic Landmark, formally recognizing its\u003cbr\u003eworldwide significance.\u003cbr\u003eWritten on the note is a quote from Idaho native Philo T. 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The state contains more designated wilderness than any\u003cbr\u003eother state in the lower forty-eight, and access to fishing, hunting, rafting, skiing, and\u003cbr\u003ebackcountry travel remains part of everyday life.\u003cbr\u003eThe artwork is set at Redfish Lake, which sits above 6,500 feet in elevation and lies within the\u003cbr\u003eSawtooth National Recreation Area. This region is known for clean lakes, extensive trail\u003cbr\u003esystems, and intact alpine landscapes. It draws anglers, hikers, climbers, paddlers, and skiers\u003cbr\u003efrom across the country.\u003cbr\u003eIn the scene, a woman is fly fishing in cold, clear mountain water that’s fed by snowmelt. The\u003cbr\u003eSawtooth Mountains rise sharply in the background. Cutthroat trout, Idaho’s state fish, swim\u003cbr\u003ebeneath the surface of the lake, sustained by protected watersheds. An osprey circles above\u003cbr\u003ewhile a moose stands quietly in the shallows behind the angler. This scene is realistic to central\u003cbr\u003eIdaho, where people and wildlife often share the same spaces.\u003cbr\u003eOutdoor recreation is woven into Idaho’s identity, and participation requires time and attention.\u003cbr\u003ePatientia reflects that patience, which is shaped by long days outside and learning through\u003cbr\u003eexperience. 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She carries a shovel as a symbol of work, ingenuity, and responsibility.\u003cbr\u003eIn the background, Shoshone Falls—often called the “Niagara of the West”—cascades into the\u003cbr\u003eSnake River. They reference the irrigation systems that transformed southern Idaho through the\u003cbr\u003eCarey Act of 1894. By embracing the act, Idaho turned arid public land into productive farmland\u003cbr\u003ethrough privately built canals and reservoirs. Notable projects include Milner Dam and the Twin\u003cbr\u003eFalls Canal. These efforts reshaped the Magic Valley into one of the most productive agricultural\u003cbr\u003eregions in the West. The falls are a reminder of how water, law, and labor worked together to\u003cbr\u003ecreate lasting opportunity.\u003cbr\u003eThe surrounding details reinforce this story. A crop duster passes overhead and cultivated fields\u003cbr\u003estretch into the distance, representing Idaho’s continued leadership in agriculture. At Libertas’s\u003cbr\u003efeet, a cornucopia overflows with potatoes, sugar beets, wheat, and onions. Potato blossoms\u003cbr\u003eand syringa, Idaho’s official state flower, appear throughout the scene. A soaring eagle above\u003cbr\u003ereinforces the ideas of independence and vision. 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