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* [[Ghana 1975 10 pesewas|1975 10 pesewas]] | * [[Ghana 1975 10 pesewas|1975 10 pesewas]] | ||
* [[Ghana 1979 cedi|1979 cedi]] | * [[Ghana 1979 cedi|1979 cedi]] | ||
| + | * [[Ghana 1983 500 cedis|1983 500 cedis, Year of the Scout]] | ||
* [[Ghana 1984 cedi|1984 cedi]] | * [[Ghana 1984 cedi|1984 cedi]] | ||
* [[Ghana 1991 20 cedis|1991 20 cedis]] | * [[Ghana 1991 20 cedis|1991 20 cedis]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:05, 7 July 2021
This specimen was issued by Ghana in 1984 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.
Recorded mintage: 88,920,000.
Specification: brass.
Catalog reference: KM 26.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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