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5 Cedis - Elizabeth II Eye of Diamonds II
| Issuer | Bank of Ghana |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II 5 CEDIS • EYE OF DIAMONDS • REPUBLIC OF GHANA 2020 1 OZ AG .999 • |
| Reverse description | The central design depicts the Eye of Horus (Wadjet), rendered in a stylised, jewelled manner against a field engraved with faceted diamond and gemstone motifs in deep relief. The eye itself is inlaid with a row of black crystals along the upper lid and a series of white crystals beneath, with a single round-cut teal gemstone at the centre of the iris. The sinuous extensions of the eye symbol curl outward and are bordered by rows of small circular settings. Additional inlaid gemstones are scattered across the field: two pear-cut blue sapphire-coloured stones at lower centre and lower left, and two round-cut light-blue stones at the left and right. The entire composition is framed by the reeded edge of the coin with no additional legends on this face. |
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Ghana's commemorative coinage program expanded sharply in the late 2010s under agreements with European private mints — this piece is almost certainly a product of that commercial arrangement rather than any domestic monetary policy decision. The Bank of Ghana's name appears as issuer, but the design, gemstone insertion, and collector-market targeting place it squarely in the world of licensed bullion novelties produced for the global numismatic trade.
Actual diamond chips embedded in commemorative coins became a recurring gimmick across multiple issuers after 2010, none of which originated in the issuing country's own mint.