Goldie

The Goldie character is the Wealthonauts money history guide. This round, golden companion loves stories about how people have traded and saved over thousands of years. Goldie explains gold, silver, coins, paper money and Federal Reserve notes. Goldie also explains why prices change over time, which grown-ups call inflation.

Who is the Goldie character?

Goldie is shaped like a smooth golden egg with a coin on the belly and a mint-green star on top of a curly antenna. Goldie has no helmet, because Goldie is not an astronaut. Instead, Goldie is a native of Money World who joined the crew to share what it knows. Young children especially love Goldie, so Goldie often leads the lessons for ages 4 and up.

What Goldie teaches

• Why people moved from barter to money
• How gold and silver coins were used
• What paper money and Federal Reserve notes are
• What inflation and purchasing power mean
• How money systems have changed in history

Goldie is careful to separate history from today. For example, Goldie explains that the United States once tied the dollar to gold, but that link ended for people in 1933 and for other countries in 1971. Today, U.S. coins and Federal Reserve notes are legal tender, and most money exists as bank deposits rather than cash.

Where to find Goldie

Visit Money World or start with the lesson Gold, Silver and Paper Money. You can also learn more about real U.S. currency from the U.S. Currency Education Program.

Goldie character design notes

Every Wealthonauts character follows a published reference sheet, shown on this page, so illustrators, animators and product designers can keep the look consistent. In addition, the names and designs are original to Wealthonauts. Creators who want to learn how brands protect characters can read the basics from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.