Summary

1/2 Pesewa, Issued by, Ghana, 1967
Mint not recorded

Obverse Description

At centre two drums; around, GHANA FREEDOM AND JUSTICE

Reverse Description

At centre, five pointed star dividing the date 1967; around, HALF PESAWA

Edge Description

Plain

Significance

After the overthrow of the CPP government, the military government decided to replace the existing currency, which bore Nkrumah's portrait, with one without his portrait. The New Cedi (N¢), as it was called, was introduced on 17th February, 1967 to replace the 1965 cedi at a rate of ¢ 1.20=N¢ 1.00

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