2 cedis 1980 — Ghana ( Pick: 18b )
Region:
Africa
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 2 cedis issued in Ghana in 1980. It is cataloged under Pick number 18b. This banknote features a front side design dated 2.1.1980. The dimensions of the note are 142 x 70 mm.
The colouring of the banknote includes blue, orange, purple, green, and brown. It is printed on paper and is signed by Amon Nikoi. The printing office is unknown.
Ghana’s cedi was introduced in 1965, replacing the pound at a rate of 1 cedi equal to 0.5 pounds. The redesigns and changes in denominations continued throughout the decades following its introduction.
The colouring of the banknote includes blue, orange, purple, green, and brown. It is printed on paper and is signed by Amon Nikoi. The printing office is unknown.
Ghana’s cedi was introduced in 1965, replacing the pound at a rate of 1 cedi equal to 0.5 pounds. The redesigns and changes in denominations continued throughout the decades following its introduction.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Amon Nikoi
- Date of issue
- 02.01.1980
- Printing office
- Unknown
- Paper
- paper
- Colour
- blue, orange, purple, green, and brown
- Dimensions
- 142 x 70 mm
- Pick catalog
- 18b
About this banknote
The Bank of Ghana issued the 2 cedis banknote (Pick 18b) on January 2, 1980, as part of its 1979–1982 series. This series was introduced to replace earlier notes and to update the currency designs.
The obverse features a front-left facing bust of a schoolgirl at the right and a star at the center. The reverse depicts two workers tending plants at the center. The watermark consists of an eagle's head above a star. The note measures 143 x 67 mm and was printed by De La Rue, London.
