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5 Cedis - Elizabeth II Snake Skull
| Issuer | Bank of Ghana |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Value | 5 Cedis |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II in the fourth portrait style, set within a circular raised inner frame adorned with radiating lines extending to the shaped outer border. The circumferential legend reads REPUBLIC OF GHANA at the top and ELIZABETH II to the left, with 5 CEDIS and the date 2022 to the right. The Ghanaian coat of arms appears below the effigy. The inscriptions SNAKE SKULL and 1 OZ .999 AG are displayed in the lower field. The designer's initials IRB appear below the portrait. |
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| Reverse description | A highly detailed snake skull rendered in ultra high relief occupies the centre of the field, with a serpent sinuously intertwining around the cranium and emerging through the eye orbit. The anatomical precision of the skull, including the jawbone structure and cranial sutures, is accentuated by the deep relief striking technique. The serpent's body coils expressively around and beneath the skull, its tail curling at the base to echo the shaped contour of the coin's lower border. The overall composition is dramatic and naturalistic, exploiting the shaped flan to integrate the snake's form into the coin's outline. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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