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1 Shilling
| Issuer | Ghana |
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| Year | 1958 |
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| Value | 1 Shilling (1/20) |
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| Obverse lettering | GHANA 19 58 ONE SHILLING |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Ghana's 1958 coinage was the first issued under the new republic, replacing British West African currency following independence in March 1957. The Royal Mint in London struck these transition-era pieces — a common arrangement for newly independent African states that lacked domestic minting infrastructure. The shilling denomination itself was carried over directly from the colonial system and would survive only until decimalization swept it out in 1965.