BoG upgrades GHS 1 coin; to be circulated starting Dec. 12
The Central Bank has upgraded the GHS 1 coin with enhanced security features.
In a statement on Tuesday, December 6, 2022, the apex bank stated, “The BoG Bank will issue the upgraded GHS 1 coin into circulation from Monday, December 12, 2022.
“The coin is similar to the existing GHS 1 coin in shape, form and images; the Coat of Arms in front and the Scale of Justice at the back.”
“The upgraded GH₵1 coin is 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 statement added.