The 50 Cedis 1979 banknote was issued by the Bank of Ghana as part of the post-independence cedi currency system.
The obverse features a portrait of Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s first President and a central figure in African independence movements. The note is decorated with geometric patterns and security elements.
The reverse depicts an image of the Bank of Ghana building in Accra, symbolizing financial stability and national economic development.
This banknote represents Ghana’s late 1970s economic context, when inflation and redenominations began to impact its currency system.
Dimensions: 152 × 80 mm.
Obverse
Front-left facing bust of eldery man at right, star at lower centre, carving at left
Script: Latin
Lettering:
BANK OF GHANA
THIS NOTE IS ISSUED ON STATUTORY
AUTHORITY AND IS LEGAL TENDER
FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY AMOUNT
FIFTY CEDIS
50
Reverse
Three men splitting cacao pods at centre
Script: Latin
Lettering:
BANK OF GHANA
FIFTY CENDIS
50
Watermark
Eagle head and star
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Printer
De La Rue (Thomas de la Rue; Thomas De La Rue & Co.; TDLR), London, United Kingdom (1821-date)
Comments
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Features
| Issuer | Ghana › Ghana (1957-date) |
|---|---|
| Issuing entity | Bank of Ghana |
| Period | Republic (1960-date) |
| Type | Standard circulation banknotes |
| Years | 1979-1980 |
| Value | 50 Cedis (50 GHC) |
| Currency | Second cedi (1967-2007) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 160 × 77 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Demonetized | 12 February 1982 |
