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5 Pounds
| Issuer | Bank of Ghana |
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| Year | 1958-1962 |
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| Currency | Pound (1958-1965) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette shows the Bank of Ghana headquarters building rendered in fine intaglio engraving, set against a light guilloche underprint in purple tones. The denomination £5 appears in the upper left and upper right corners, with the bank title BANK OF GHANA across the top; Arabic script inscription appears above the building. Two manuscript signatures, designated Director and Governor, appear below the vignette alongside the Bank of Ghana star seal at lower right, with the date and place of issue at lower left. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries a large scenic vignette engraved in purple intaglio, presenting a panoramic harbour view with cargo vessels at anchor on open water beneath a dramatic clouded sky. In the foreground, timber logs are massed in the water awaiting shipment, evoking Ghana's export trade. The denomination £5 appears in cursive script at the lower right within the vignette, framed by a decorative border with ornamental corner devices. |
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Ghana's first banknote series followed independence in March 1957, but the pound series — including this note — was issued while the country still operated under a pound-based monetary system inherited from the colonial Gold Coast Currency Board. The switch to the cedi didn't come until 1965, meaning these notes circulated alongside a political transformation of unusual speed.
Four signature combinations exist for P#3, reflecting genuine personnel turnover at the Bank of Ghana during its earliest years of operation. The J.E. Jantuah signature appears in two pairings, suggesting he held his position across multiple signing officer changes — a detail worth checking against the specific combination on any given example.