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2 Cedis - Elizabeth II St Edwards Crown
| Issuer | Bank of Ghana |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Currency | Third cedi (2007-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a raised circular medallion at centre depicting the right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, diademed and draped, as used on late-reign coinage. The circular legend surrounding the portrait reads '· REPUBLIC OF GHANA · ELIZABETH II 2 CEDIS · 2022' in Latin script. The medallion is set within the gold-plated crown-shaped flan, whose radiating fields form the structural body of the coin. A small floral ornament appears below the bust in the field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Ghana's 2 Cedis commemorative program has leaned heavily on British royal iconography in recent years — a curious editorial choice for a republic that left the Commonwealth monarchy behind in 1960. This piece was released in the months following Elizabeth II's death in September 2022, part of a wave of memorial issues from mints and licensing partners scrambling to produce tribute coinage before market saturation set in.
St. Edward's Crown, used at the coronation in 1953, was the actual crown placed on her head — not merely symbolic headgear but a physical object dating to the Restoration under Charles II.