According to the text on center front, this legal tender 5-cedi note is “Celebrating 60 years of central banking in Ghana / 1957-2017.” B153 (P43): 5 cedis (US$1.45) Blue, orange, and green. Front: English text; star as registration device; Flagstaff House (presidential palace) in Accra; coat of arms; James EmmanRead More…

According to a press release dated 30 March 2017, the governor of the Bank of Ghana, Abdul-Nashiru Issahaku, has resigned “for personal reasons” after exactly one year in office. According to an article on Bloomberg, Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed Ernest Addison as the nation’s new central bank governor.Read More…

According to an article in Business Day Ghana dated 12 February 2017, the Bank of Ghana plans to introduce a new legal tender 5-cedi note on 4 March 2017 to commemorate the bank’s 60th anniversary. On 26 January 2017, the bank issued a press release confirming the new 5-cedi noteRead More…