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1 Penny
| Issuer | Bank of Ghana |
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| Year | 1958 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | A large five-pointed star dominates the central field, rendered in bold raised relief with clean incuse lines defining its points. The date 1958 is divided by the star, with '19' to the left and '58' to the right. The legend GHANA arcs along the upper periphery in widely spaced capital letters, while ONE PENNY curves along the lower periphery. Two raised dots flank the star at mid-field, and the entire design is enclosed within a finely beaded border. |
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| Obverse lettering | GHANA 19 58 ONE PENNY |
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Ghana's 1958 penny was part of the first coinage issued by the newly independent state following the dissolution of British West Africa's currency union. The Bank of Ghana replaced the West African Currency Board issues that had circulated across the region — coins that bore no reference to any individual territory — with a distinctly Ghanaian series, a direct consequence of independence in March 1957.
The bronze composition mirrors that of the outgoing British West African penny almost exactly, a pragmatic continuity given that the Royal Mint in London struck this series as well.