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50 Cedis World Fisheries Conference
| Issuer | Bank of Ghana |
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| Year | 1984 |
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| Weight | 28.28 g |
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| Obverse lettering | GHANA FREEDOM AND JUSTICE |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The 1984 World Fisheries Conference, held in Rome under FAO auspices, prompted a wave of commemorative issues from nations whose economies depended heavily on fishing revenue. Ghana's participation reflected a genuine policy interest — the country's coastal and inland fisheries, particularly along Lake Volta and the Gulf of Guinea, were a significant source of both protein and export income during a period when the economy was under severe strain following years of mismanagement and the dislocations of the early Rawlings years.
Copper-nickel strikes of this type rarely appear in gem condition; the alloy was prone to post-mint spotting in tropical storage conditions.