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Ghanaian pound
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| Unit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plural | pounds | ||||
| Symbol | £ | ||||
| Denominations | |||||
| Subunit | |||||
| 1⁄240 | penny | ||||
| 1⁄20 | shilling | ||||
| Plural | |||||
| penny | pence | ||||
| shilling | shillings | ||||
| Symbol | |||||
| penny | d | ||||
| shilling | s. or /– | ||||
| Banknotes | 10/-, £1, £5, £1,000 | ||||
| Coins | 1⁄2d, 1d, 3d, 6d, 1/–, 2/– | ||||
| Demographics | |||||
| Date of introduction | 1958 | ||||
| Replaced | British West African pound (at par) | ||||
| Date of withdrawal | 1965 | ||||
| Replaced by | Ghanaian cedi (£1 = ₵2.40) | ||||
| User(s) |  Ghana | ||||
| This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete. | |||||
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The pound was the currency of Ghana between 1958 and 1965. It was subdivided into 20 shillings, each of 12 pence. Until 1958, Ghana used the British West African pound, after which it issued its own currency. In 1965, Ghana introduced the first cedi at a rate of £1 = ₵2.40, i.e., ₵1 = 100d.
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