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1 Pound
| Issuer | Bank of Ghana |
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| Year | 1958-1962 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of the Bank of Ghana building in Accra, rendered in intaglio in blue, with two facsimile signatures below captioned DIRECTOR and GOVERNOR respectively; Arabic script inscription to the left of the vignette. The denomination £1 appears in ornate guilloche cartouches at upper left and upper right corners, with a circular Bank of Ghana star medallion at lower right. Place and date of issue — ACCRA and 1ST JULY 1958 — printed to the right of the central vignette, with the legal tender clause and denomination ONE POUND in the lower margin. |
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| Reverse description | A detailed intaglio vignette occupying the full face of the note, illustrating a cocoa harvest scene set within a tropical plantation; heaped piles of harvested cocoa pods and fermented beans spread on large leaves occupy the foreground, alongside a thatched drying shelter and a wicker basket. Cocoa trees with ripening pods are visible at the right margin, with dense tropical vegetation forming the background. The denomination £1 appears in the lower right corner. |
| Reverse lettering | £1 |
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