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| 表面の説明 | The obverse displays a high-relief composition centered on a cracked human skull encircled by a wreath of roses, with a crossed sword and quill crossing diagonally behind it, evoking memento mori and vanitas iconography. The textured field surrounds the central motif against a stippled background. The curved legend REPUBLIC OF GHANA arcs along the upper border, while the lower left field bears the inscriptions 2025, 5 CEDIS, and 1 oz Ag 999. The legend THE ART OF DEATH appears along the lower portion of the field. The Ghana national coat of arms is present in the lower right field, and the entire composition is framed within a tombstone-shaped (arch-top) flan with a beaded border. |
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| 表面の銘文 | REPUBLIC OF GHANA 2025 5 CEDIS 1 oz Ag 999 THE ART OF DEATH FREEDOM AND JUSTICE |
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The "Death and the Maiden" motif has a specific iconographic lineage running from Hans Baldung Grien's early sixteenth-century paintings through Egon Schiele, with the theme variously interpreted as erotic allegory, memento mori, and social critique depending on the century. Ghana's decision to issue it is commercially driven — the Bank of Ghana has aggressively expanded its bullion and collector coin program since the early 2020s, partnering with European distributors targeting the numismatic gift market rather than domestic circulation.
Gold-plated .999 silver at one troy ounce is the workhorse format of the modern collector coin industry, and 2025 output from this program runs into the tens of thousands of units.