Gold Is Everywhere, Everything Is Golden

Gold is a chemical element with atomic number 79. It is one of the least reactive chemical elements.



So it occurs often in free elemental form like nuggets or grains.....
From the beginnig of civilisation it is used for jewelry, coinage and other arts.



.............symbol Au (from Latin: aurum)

I am sure that you can find a lot of gold on your stamps.

This beautiful stamp, issued in 2013, commemorates Switzerland's most famous coin, the Gold Vreneli. Verena, the lady's name, was drawn by the artist and sculptor Fritz Ulisse Landry (1842-1927). The coins (20 Francs) were issued from 1897 to 1949. The stamp is embossed with gold leaf!, and can be had for only 6 Francs. The minisheet measures 10.5 x 7 cm.

Klondike Gold Rush



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native gold

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PERU 1968
Gold of Peru

Craftsmanship in gold.
Pre-Columbian, Moche culture (Mochica)

The Moche culture flourished in Northern Peru from about 100 AD to 800 AD

Kris, what is 6 Francs in U.S. dollars?

This stamp has the color of gold, a fitting choice for California.
((Hi, Blackhorse, welcome to SC; you can find exchange rates (which fluctuate considerably) on the web simply by putting in "Swiss francs - US dollars"; at present it's about one:one. K.))

@Kris Rascher

That stamp from Switzerland is beautiful indeed. I would like to have one, and my search begins now.

Thanks for sharing.

Singapore 2015 Independence Golden Jubilee

Bulgaria
Panaguriste Gold Vessels - Thracian Treasure
November 28, 1966
The Thracians (ca. the 4th Century B.C.) were a group of Indo-European tribes inhabiting a large area in Central and Southeastern Europe. The Thracians either had skillful craftsmen themselves or access to Greek craftsmen. They made beautifully ornate golden and silver objects. To date, more than 80 Thracian treasures have been excavated in Bulgaria which happens to be the cradle of the Thracian civilization as the treasury shows.
The nine pieces of gold vessels shown in the stamps are excavated from the town of Panaguriste. They comprise a phiale, an amphora, and seven rhytons with total weight of 6.164 kg of 24-karat gold. All these objects are richly and skillfully decorated with scenes of Thracian myths, customs and life.

The california stamp is a nice one. I've got some FDC's of it also

Romania
The Pietroasele Treasure
July 25, 1973
The Pietroasele Treasure (or the Petrossa Treasure) found in Pietroasele, Buzau, Romania in 1837, is a late fourth-century Gothic treasure that included some twenty-two objects of gold, among the most famous examples of the polychrome style of Migration Period art. Of the twenty-two pieces, only twelve have survived, conserved at the National Museum of Romanian History in Bucharest.
The six stamps portrays fibula, colan, patera, oenochoe, plate, and octagonal vase. The minishet protrays an eagle-shaped fibula.

Vatican
Jewels of the Gregorian Etruscan Museum
November 22, 2001
The Gregorian Etruscan Museum was founded by Pope Gregory XVI in 1837 and mostly contains objects from Etruscan excavations and objects from the Regolini-Galassi tomb with its collection of Etruscan jewelry.
The set of four stamps display a Great fibula parade, Head of Medusa, Capaneus in arms, and Earrings in trunk.

Georgia
Cultural Heritage of Georgia
May 10, 2013
Golden Bracelets V-IV Century BC
Golden Bowl I-II Century BC
Golden Lion Figure III-IV Century BC
Golden Earrings IV-V Century BC

I have a C3A inverted jenny. Made of gold unfortunately, not the real one.

British Guiana - 1934



Alluvial gold Mining is still a popular form of gold prospecting.
Alluvial gold is the easiest gold to recover.