Golden leaves - common noun or proper noun?

The term 'golden leaves' is a noun phrase, a group of Words based on a noun that functions as a unit in a sentence.

The noun phrase 'golden leaves' is made up of the plural, common noun 'leaves' described by the adjective'golden'.

A noun phrase can function as the subject of a sentence or a clause, and as the object of a verb or a preposition.

Examples:

Golden leaves danced in the sunlight. (subject of the sentence)

We finally found the path which golden leaves had concealed. (subject of the relative clause)

The general wore golden leaves on his shoulders. (direct object of the verb 'wore')

Her hair was fastened with golden leaves. (objectof the preposition 'with')