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2 Pounds 20th Anniversary of Independence
| Issuer | Ghana › Ghana (1957-date) |
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| Year | 1977 |
| Type | Fantasy coin |
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| Obverse lettering | GEN.I.K.ACHEAMPONG.HEAD OF STATE |
| Reverse description | A female figure in traditional Ghanaian dress kneels amid lush agricultural crops, depicted in the act of harvesting, surrounded by abundant vegetation symbolising national prosperity. The scene is rendered within a circular inner field with detailed relief work. The upper legend GHANA 20TH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY arcs around the periphery, while the commemorative dates · 1957 - 1977 · appear in the lower exergual area, flanked by raised dots. |
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Ghana's independence in March 1957 made it the first sub-Saharan African country to break from colonial rule, and the anniversary issues of 1977 were produced during a period of considerable political turbulence — the country was then under the military government of General Ignatius Acheampong, whose Supreme Military Council had seized power in 1972 and was, by 1977, facing serious internal opposition and economic deterioration driven by falling cocoa prices.
The X# prefix in the Krause reference indicates a non-circulating bullion or commemorative piece not assigned to the standard national coinage sequence. Struck in crown-standard .917 gold, these were aimed squarely at the collector market rather than domestic circulation.