The Bank of Ghana has launched upgraded Ghana Cedi notes designed to enhance security features, improve durability, and provide more portable sizes.
The new notes, introduced under the Ghana Heritage Series, are designed to reinforce the security of the cedi, enhance convenience in everyday transactions, and instil a renewed sense of pride in Ghanaians in their national currency.
The upgraded banknotes include distinctive designs featuring national heroes, historic sites, monuments, and Adinkra symbols for the first time.
Speaking at the launch, the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama, said a national currency is more than a means of payment, representing a country's capacity to manage its monetary affairs through its own institutions and providing the foundation on which economic activity takes place.
"This launch is more than the introduction of upgraded notes. It is an opportunity for us to reaffirm our responsibility to protect the cedi, to celebrate the heritage that defines us and prepare our currency for the demands of a changing world," he stated.
He noted that the currency's credibility depends on sound policies, effective institutions, and the confidence of those who use it.
Dr Asiama added that the heritage series represents another step in the Bank's continuing efforts to modernise currency management and preserve confidence in the country's national currency.
