5 cedis 1977 — Ghana ( Pick: 15b )
Region:
Africa
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 5 cedis issued in Ghana in 1977. It is cataloged under Pick number 15b. The note features a brown color on a multicolor underprint and measures 140 x 67 mm.
The front side design includes the dates 2.1.1977, 4.7.1977, and 2.1.1978. The note is printed on paper and produced by De La Rue in London, United Kingdom.
A total of 110,000,000 pieces were produced. The signatures present on the note are designated as Signature 5, 6, and 7.
The front side design includes the dates 2.1.1977, 4.7.1977, and 2.1.1978. The note is printed on paper and produced by De La Rue in London, United Kingdom.
A total of 110,000,000 pieces were produced. The signatures present on the note are designated as Signature 5, 6, and 7.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Signature 5, 6, 7
- Date of issue
- 2 January 1977
- Printing office
- De La Rue, London, United Kingdom
- Paper
- paper
- Colour
- brown on multicolor underprint
- Dimensions
- 140 x 67 mm
- Amount produced
- 110,000,000
- Pick catalog
- 15b
About this banknote
The Bank of Ghana issued the 5 cedis banknote (Pick 15b) on July 4, 1977. This note was part of a series introduced between 1973 and 1978, featuring various denominations.
The front of the note displays a Ghanaian woman wearing a large straw hat, with the Bank of Ghana emblem—a pentagram—on the left. The reverse features the Larabanga Mosque. The watermark consists of an eagle's head above a star. The note measures 140 x 67 mm and was printed by De La Rue, London.
