Catalogus
| Uitgever | Bank of Ghana |
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| Jaar | 1958 |
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| Graveur(s) | Obverse: P.K.K. Quaidoo Reverse: Paul Vincze |
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| Schrift keerzijde | Latin |
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| Rand | Reeded |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Ghana's 1958 coinage was struck before the country had established its own mint, with production contracted to the Royal Mint in London. These coins entered circulation in July 1958, roughly a year after independence, as part of the first indigenous currency series to replace the British West African pound — a deliberate break from the colonial monetary system shared with Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and the Gambia. The series was designed by Paul Vincze, a Hungarian-born sculptor who received several British royal and Commonwealth commissions during the 1950s.