Ghana Decimal Currency Definitive Series

Ghana · 1965 · Various

This definitive series marked Ghana's transition to a decimal currency system, replacing the previous pounds, shillings, and pence. The set features a variety of designs significant to the nation, including a portrait of President Kwame Nkrumah, the national coat of arms, maps, and scenes depicting local industry and agriculture. The new currency units were the Pesewa and the Cedi.

Issued in 1965, this set reflects a key moment in Ghana's post-independence economic development, aligning its currency with international decimal standards under the leadership of its first president, Kwame Nkrumah.