Ghana Independence Commemorative, Kwame Nkrumah

Ghana · 1957 · 2d

This stamp commemorates the independence of Ghana on March 6, 1957. The design features a portrait of Kwame Nkrumah, the first Prime Minister and President of Ghana, superimposed over a map of the country. An arch inscribed with 'GHANA INDEPENDENCE 6th MARCH 1957' frames the central vignette.

Issued on the day of independence, this stamp marks the moment the Gold Coast became Ghana, the first sub-Saharan African nation to gain independence from European colonial rule.