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<p>This page contains material from http://www.coinfactswiki.com/wiki/Ghana_1979_cedi</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[Image:GHA_1979_1cedi_swisspat-obv.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Swisspat Collection]]<br /> [[Image:GHA_1979_1cedi_swisspat-rev.jpg|300px|thumb]]<br /> This specimen was issued by [[Ghana]] in 1979 only. Ghana was a former British colony and was the first sub-Saharan nation (after [[Ethiopia]]) to achieve independence, which occurred in 1957. Coinage 1966 and later is in pesawas and cedis (100 pesawas = 1 cedi). Cedi means 'cowrie shell', as those shells functioned as money previously. Cowrie shells, cacao pods (a main export of Ghana), and talking drums adorn many of the coins post-1958.<br /> <br /> ''Recorded mintage:'' 160,000,000.<br /> <br /> ''Specification:'' brass.<br /> <br /> ''Catalog reference:'' KM 19.<br /> <br /> ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''<br /> * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. <br /> <br /> ''Link to:''<br /> * [[Ghana 1967 1/2 pesewa|1967 ½ pesewa]]<br /> * [[Ghana 1967 2-1/2 pesewas|1967 2½ pesewas]]<br /> * [[Ghana 1973 5 pesewas|1973 5 pesewas]]<br /> * [[Ghana 1975 10 pesewas|1975 10 pesewas]]<br /> * [[Ghana 1967 20 pesewas|1967 20 pesewas]]<br /> * [[Ghana 1984 cedi|1984 1 cedi]]<br /> * [[Ghana 1984 5 cedis|1984 5 cedis]]<br /> * [[Coins and currency dated 1979]]<br /> * return to coins of the [[Ghana]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Selections from the Swisspat Collection]]</div>

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