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5 Cedis - Elizabeth II Diamond Raccoon
| Issuer | Bank of Ghana |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Value | 5 Cedis |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait, set against a sunburst-patterned field of radiating lines. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper left and 5 CEDIS along the upper right, separated by a raised dot. The lower arc bears the inscription REPUBLIC OF GHANA, flanked by the Ghanaian coat of arms at center base, with the date 2020 and the fineness mark 1 OZ AG .999 appearing in the lower field. The entire design is contained within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | A highly detailed, full-color painted depiction of a raccoon rendered in a striking illustrative style, filling virtually the entire coin field against a dark background. The animal is portrayed in close-up frontal view, its characteristic black facial mask and white muzzle rendered with fine artistic detail, and its dense multi-toned fur depicted in shades of brown, grey, and cream. Two genuine diamond gemstone inlays are set into the eyes of the raccoon, adding three-dimensional brilliance to the design. The coloring technique lends a vivid, almost photorealistic quality to the composition. |
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The "Diamond Raccoon" belongs to Ghana's ongoing series of wildlife coins struck for the international collector market — pieces with no meaningful connection to Ghanaian fauna, issued under licensing arrangements that use the Bank of Ghana's authority largely as a vehicle for bullion-adjacent novelty sales. Raccoons are native to the Americas. Ghana is not a distribution point.
The gemstone inserts are synthetic corundum, not mined diamonds, despite the marketing name.