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5 Cedis Machairodontinae
| Issuer | Bank of Ghana |
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| Year | 2020 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The arms of the Republic of Ghana occupy the central field, featuring a quartered shield supported by two eagles with wings displayed, surmounted by a black five-pointed star. The shield displays national symbols including a sword and staff, a castle, waves, and a cocoa tree, with a wreath of kente cloth at the base. A scroll beneath the supporters bears the national motto in three lines: FREEDOM / AND / JUSTICE. The field surrounding the coat of arms is enhanced with a decorative sunburst pattern of alternating polished and matte segments rendered in high relief. The legend REPUBLIC OF GHANA appears in the lower field, with the denomination 5 CEDIS inscribed directly below. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Ghana's "Prehistoric Life" bullion series has drawn collectors largely on the strength of its subject matter — Machairodontinae, the saber-toothed subfamily of felids, went extinct roughly 11,000 years ago at the close of the Pleistocene, likely a casualty of both climate shift and the collapse of the megafauna they hunted. The Bank of Ghana has positioned itself as an issuer of thematic one-ounce silver rounds aimed squarely at the international collector market rather than domestic circulation, a strategy common among smaller West African monetary authorities since the early 2000s.