The interest and principal of all notes or bonds of this state when due, shall be paid in gold coin of the United States of the present standard of weight and fineness, or its equivalent.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-10-14
Medium of bond payments
P.L. 1896, ch. 413, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 43, § 11; G.L. 1923, ch. 44, § 11; G.L. 1938, ch. 24, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 42-10-14.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.