Bank of Ghana has upgraded the GHC1 coin with enhanced security features.
In a press release issued on December 6, 2022, the upgraded Ghc1 coin will be issued from Monday, December 12, 2022.
The coin is similar to the existing Ghc1 coin in shape, form and images; the Coat of Arms in front and the Scale of Justice at the back.
The upgraded Ghc1 coin is a bi-metallic with an outer gold and inner silver.
The coin has a pronounced rough edge and incorporates a latent image, which appears in a rectangular form below the Scale of Justice at the back.
The latent image changes from a radiating star to a One Ghana cedi symbol sandwiched between two stars when tilted.
The existing and upgraded Ghc1 coins will co-circulate until the existing coin is gradually withdrawn.
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