50 Cedis World Fisheries Conference

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.