I've seen many of the 50th anniversary gold glove patches - they are gold. What I'm referring to is a "regular" Rawlings patch sewn on top of a piece of gold cloth/foil so that all that you see is a 1/4" border of gold around the patch.
Wsa was a couple of years we made our label a regular red label with a gold leather backing, but I don't remember which years. look for the dots on the thumb or a 5 letter code to tell you what year it is.
I bought a PRO-DC in 1989 that has the gold leather under the patch. I think it was 89. I had Mark McGuire sign it in 1990 when he won the gold glove at 1b. The signature faded but the mitt is still my favorite.