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2 Cedis New York Taxi
| Issuer | Bank of Ghana |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Value | 2 Cedis 2 GHS = EUR 0.15 |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a highly detailed, fully coloured rendition of a classic New York City yellow taxicab depicted in three-quarter view facing right, rendered in vivid yellow enamel with grey bumpers and white-walled tires. The cab is festively decorated with Christmas garlands, red bows, and seasonal wreaths draped along its sides and front bumper, evoking a holiday theme. A taxi light is visible on the roof, and a New York licence plate inscribed 'TAXI' is mounted on the front bumper. The shaped flan precisely follows the contours of the vehicle, accentuating the realistic, sculptural quality of the design. |
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| Reverse lettering | TAXI |
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Ghana's 2 Cedis collector series has issued a range of shaped and themed pieces targeting the international novelty coin market — a revenue stream the Bank of Ghana leaned into heavily during the 2020s. The New York Taxi piece belongs to that program, produced under license arrangements common to small sovereign mints seeking hard currency from collector sales rather than circulation demand.
Copper-nickel at 12g suggests a circulation-format planchet repurposed for a collector strike, a cost-reduction approach used across similar West African issues from this period.