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500 Sika - Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee
| Issuer | Ghana › Ghana (1957-date) |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Diameter | 22 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | I WILL BEAR UNTO YOU FAITH AND TRUTH 2002 GHANA 500 SIKA |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Ghana's 2002 jubilee coinage was issued just five years after the country had redenominated its currency, replacing the old cedi at a rate of 1,000 to 1. The "Sika" denomination itself was a short-lived experiment — Ghana reverted to cedi denominations within a few years, making these transitional-era pieces an odd footnote in the country's post-independence monetary history.
The .375 fineness — nine-carat gold — places this firmly in the budget commemorative market of the early 2000s, when Commonwealth mints routinely issued jubilee pieces at lower purities to hit accessible price points. The X# prefix in the reference confirms its status outside the regular national coinage program.