The 2 Cedis 2015 banknote was issued by the Bank of Ghana as part of the 2015 enhanced banknote series.
The obverse features the portraits of the Big Six, Ghana’s independence leaders: Kwame Nkrumah, Ebenezer Ako-Adjei, Edward Akufo-Addo, Joseph Boakye Danquah, Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey, and William Ofori Atta. It also includes the national coat of arms and security features like a holographic stripe and watermark.
The reverse depicts the Akosombo Hydroelectric Dam on the Volta River, a symbol of Ghana’s industrial power and development.
Dimensions: 130 × 65 mm.
Obverse
Front-right facing bust of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah at right, arms at lower center, statue at centre left
Script: Latin
Lettering:
BANK OF GHANA
THIS NOTE IS ISSUED ON STATUTORY AUTHORITY AND LEGAL TENDER FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY AMOUNT
GH¢2
TWO CEDIS
FREEDOM AND JUSTICE
DR. KWAME NKRUMAH 1909-1972
Reverse
Old and new Parliament buildings at centre left
Script: Latin
Lettering:
TWO CEDIS
GH¢2
BANK OF GHANA
Watermark
Tetteh Quarshie, numeral 2 at left, cocoa pod at right
© Griffin S (CC BY-NC)
Printer
De La Rue (Thomas de la Rue; Thomas De La Rue & Co.; TDLR), London, United Kingdom (1821-date)
Comments
© gyoschak
Features
| Issuer | Ghana › Ghana (1957-date) |
|---|---|
| Issuing entity | Bank of Ghana |
| Period | Republic (1960-date) |
| Type | Standard circulation banknotes |
| Years | 2010-2017 |
| Value | 2 Cedis 2 GHS = GBP 0.12 |
| Currency | Third cedi (2007-date) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 140 × 67 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
