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5 Cedis Phoenix Opal
| Issuer | Republic of Ghana |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Value | 5 Cedis |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 2019 - - 444 |
| Additional information |
Ghana's "Phoenix" opal series was part of a broader wave of novelty bullion issues produced for the collector market in the late 2010s, minted under contract by a European third-party manufacturer rather than at Ghana's own facilities. The cedis denomination is nominal — these never entered circulation and were sold directly to distributors at a significant premium over melt.
The three fire opal inserts are sourced from Mexican deposits, the dominant commercial source for gem-quality fire opal since the 19th century.