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20 Cedis Aliens, Colourized & Rhodium plated
| Issuer | Bank of Ghana |
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| Year | 2023 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The Ghanaian coat of arms is depicted at centre, featuring two eagles flanking a shield surmounted by a black star, with the motto ribbons reading FREEDOM and JUSTICE below. The central motif is encircled by an elaborate decorative border composed of multiple overlapping circular formations evoking crop circles, rendered in high relief against the rhodium-plated field. The curved legend REPUBLIC OF GHANA · 2023 arcs above the coat of arms, while the denomination 20 CEDIS appears below. The inscriptions 1 TROY OUNCE to the left and 999 FINE SILVER to the right are positioned within the crop circle border design. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Ghana has issued a steady stream of novelty bullion pieces targeting the collector market rather than circulation, and this rhodium-plated colorized round fits squarely in that commercial program. Rhodium plating on silver is primarily a surface treatment against tarnish, borrowed from jewelry manufacturing — it contributes nothing to melt value and can obscure underlying die quality. The Bank of Ghana's legal tender designation on pieces like this is nominal; no 20 Cedi coin of this weight has ever been intended for transactional use.