Ghana Nima Liɣiri

Ghana nima liɣiri

currency

Yaɣ sheli	Ghana baŋki
Di pilli ni	19 Silimin gɔli July 1965
Siɣili-lana yuli	cowrie currency
Tiŋa	Ghana
Din be shɛli polona	Ghana
Sariyadiri baŋsim	Ghana
Tiŋgbani liɣiri dalinli buɣisibu	cedi sign
Central bank/issuer	Ghana baŋki
Taɣi	Ghanaian pound
Pilibu saha	19 Silimin gɔli July 1965
Unit symbol	₵

Ghana nima liɣiri (liɣiri dalinli: GH₵; liɣiri zalikapani dalinli: GHS),di nyɛla Ghana nima ni diri laɣ'shɛli. Di ni n-pahiri taarihi dibaa anahi ka lahi nyɛ Ghana tiŋgbani ni saɣiti laɣ'shɛli. Shiiri zaɣi yini nyɛla din pirigiri pɛsiwa (pesewas (Gp)) kɔbigu zuɣu.Maŋa sulinsi nyaaŋa, Ghana nima daa wɔligi la bɛ maŋa ka chɛ "British West African pound",din daa nyɛ British ni su shɛli.Tiŋgbani ŋɔ zuɣ'lana tuuli liɣiri maŋsulinsi nyaaŋa daa nyɛla Ghana nima pɔŋli yini,yuuni 1958-1965. Yuuni 1965,Ghana nima daa gbaaya ni bɛ walgi bɛ maŋa ka chɛ British nima sulinsi liɣiri soya ka pili salo zaa ni saɣ'ti liɣiri so shɛli. Gbaŋsabila yuli zaŋti "Cedi" (1965–1967) daa nyɛla din zani ti British pɔŋli kura bolibu.Ghana tiŋgbani zuɣulan tuli Dr. Kwame Nkrumah daa yihila shiiri gbana mini laɣ'kuriti silimiin goli July yuuni 1965 ni di zani ti Ghana pɔŋa ŋɔ, silli mini kobɔ.Shiiri ŋɔ daa mali la tiŋgbani zuɣulan' anfooni ka mali silli dibaa anii mini kobɔ anahi(8s 4d), i.e. kobɔ kɔbigu laɣi kura, ka 1 pesewa mi nyɛ kobɔ zaɣi yini.

Silimiin goli February yuuni 1966 sooja gɔmnanti nyaaŋa,zuɣulaan pal'ba ŋɔ daa bori mi ni bɛ yihi jilima lana Nkrumah anfooni la liɣiri zuɣu.Lala laɣ'pala ŋɔ,yuuni (1967–2007) darija daa nyɛla shiiri ni tobu buyi (1.2),ka di chɛ ka di nyɛ pɔŋli pirigili (bee silli pia) di yihibu na saha. Binyɛra daa zuɣusaa dubu sahakam nyɛla din chɛ ka laɣ'pala ŋɔ darija booi,ka di chɛ ka yuuni 2017 lala laɣ'pala ŋɔ laɣ'zuɣu din 20,000 piripa gbaŋ la mini US$2 pa nyɛ yim. Bɛ daa yihiri la lala liɣiri ŋɔ biɛhigu ni biɛla biɛla yuuni 2007 din yɛn niŋ ka Ghana liɣiri mali darija ni taɣibu kamani 1:10,000 zuɣu. Ka yihi kalinli dibaa anahi din ni, ka Ghana liɣiri ŋɔ daa niŋ din du n-gari gbaŋsabila tiŋsi zaa liɣiri. Tum din nyaaŋa din jilima booi mi kamani vaaibu pihiwɔi kɔbigu puuni.

Di ni yina shɛli

Cedi with a cowry

Lala bachi ŋɔ "cedi" di nyɛla kambɔnsi bachi zaŋ ti laɣikpahiri wɔɣu . Laɣikpahirili (zaɣi bɔbigu,laɣikpahira) daa na nyɛla liɣiri zaŋti ti ni boli shɛli Ghana zuŋɔ ŋɔ. Lala "Monetaria moneta" bee laɣikpahira ŋɔ ka gbaŋsabili tiŋsi koma ni amaa di bela India kulisi ni nima ni. Lala din ŋmani kalo-yaɣiri wɔri ŋɔ kpɛ la gbaŋsabili tiŋsi na, "14th century" piligu, ka di nyɛla larigu kohigoriba n-daa ʒi li kpɛna. Ʒɛmani laɣ'baligu din daa diri Gold Coast daa yimi na yuuni 1796 amaa laɣikpahira mini salin zim daa na kuli nyɛla liɣiri pahi di zuɣu beni n-kuri bukaata yini hali ni yuuni 1901.

Taarihi

Tuuli shiiri, 1965–1967

Bɛ daa yihi la tuuli shiiri na yuuni 1965, ka di zani pɔŋli zaani ni 2.4 cedi = 1 pound, bee 1 pesewa = 1 penny. Shiiri tuuli maa daa chani mi doli pɔŋli kamani 2.4 cedis = 1 pound bee 8s 4d shiiri kam zuɣu ni.

Shiiri din pahiri ayi (GHC), 1967–2007

Shiiri palli daa yina n-ti zani n-ti tuuli shiiri maa yuuni 1967 ka daa mali jilima n gari tuli dini maa ni 1.2. Din bɔŋɔ daa ti soli ni pound konveetibu, di ni n-nyɛ 2 second cedis = 1 pound. Lala taɣibu ŋɔ gba daa lahi ti soli ka bɛ yihi tiŋgbanai zuɣulan' kuro Kwame Nkrumah anfooni laɣ'baligu mini gbana zaa zuɣu.

Shiiri din pahiri buyi maa daa chani mi n-doli "sterling" ni ₵2 = £1. Amaa, chira sunsuuni, shiiri din pahiri buyi maa danko daa dɔni tiŋa ni ₵2.45 = £1, n-pɔri gari tuuli shiiri maa. Lala taɣibu ŋɔ daa zani mi n-ti ₵1 = 0.98 U.S. dollars ka di taɣibu ni dollar din daa na kuli za luɣ'yini di ni daa niŋ ka danko sheei tiŋa silimiin goli November 1967. Gɔhibu shɛŋa daa lahi labi zali $0.55 yuuni 1971, $0.78 yuuni 1972, n-ti pahi $0.8696 yuuni 1973 pɔi ka liɣiri ŋɔ naan yi du zuɣusaa yuuni 1978. Binyɛra daa daa du zuɣusaa, ka shiiri ŋɔ daa lahi taɣi zaashee ₵2.80 = $1.00.

Dasabinli daa nyɛla din che ka shiiri danko doni tiŋa. 1980s piligi ha, gɔmnanti daa niŋ nimmohi m-bahi binyɛra daa tiŋgbani ni daa tiŋ sheebu na din deei yi pa sokam ni mi da shɛli yɛla (sokam ni mi shɛli price controls). Din bɔŋɔ daa nyɛla din mali nuu timbu ni daabiligu kam polo, di ni daa niŋ ka dasabila daa zaŋ ti binyɛra nyɛ din niŋ bayana, ka binshɛɣu lahi ka shintori ni. Zaŋ chaŋ yuuni 1983 danko daa nyɛla 120 n-ti 1 U.S. dollar dasabinli ni, shigaari paachi daa dari la ₵150 (di yi ni tooi nya), amaa banki taɣibu daa nyɛla ₵2.80 = $1.00. Bahigu, dini daa niŋ ka tiŋduya liɣiri naari binyɛra din yi sambani polo kpɛna ni, talahi daa gbaai gɔmananti ni o siɣisi binyɛra daa tiŋa, ka zaŋ o zaɣa n-niŋ binyɛra dahi ni. Lala niya ŋɔ daaa naai ya yuuni 1990 ka shiiri du di yubu ni tiŋduya liɣiri. Binyɛra daa zuɣusaa dubu daa kpaŋsi ya (lihimi exchange rate chaati) zaŋ hali ni silimiin goli July 2007, US dollar yini daa nyɛla ₵9500, ka bɛ daa kpuɣi niya zaŋ chaŋ liɣiri taɣibu buta ni.

Yuuni 1979 liɣiri siizibu daa niŋ ya. Laɣigbaŋ pala daa yina ka laɣ'kura gbana pia taɣiri laɣ'pala gbana dibaa ayopɔin. Laɣ'baligu mini banki akaunti nuu daa ka din ni.

Laɣ''baligu

Shiiri tuuli (1965–67)

First cedi (Legal tender: 1965–67)
Image	Value	Description						Date of issue
Obverse & Reverse		Obverse	Reverse	Metal	Weight	Diameter	Edge
	5 pesewas	Kwame Nkrumah (Lettering:) CIVITATIS GHANIENSIS CONDITOR (the Founder of Ghana) KWAME NKRUMAH	Five-pointed star (Lettering:) The value of the coin & 1965	Copper-nickel	4.1 g	22 mm	Smooth	19 July 1965
	10 pesewas				3.2 g	20 mm	Milled
	25 pesewas				8.65 g	27.4 mm
	50 pesewas				13.9 g	32 mm	Reeded

Shiiri di pahiri ayi

Second cedi (Legal tender: 1967–2007)
Image	Value	Description						Years of issue
Obverse & Reverse		Obverse	Reverse	Metal	Weight	Diameter	Edge
	Tɛmplet:1/2 pesewa	Adowa drums (Lettering:) GHANA FREEDOM AND JUSTICE	Five-pointed star (Lettering:) The value of the coin & The year of issue	Bronze	2.9 g	20.2 mm	Smooth	1967
	1 pesewa				5.72 g	25.47 mm		1967–1979
	2+1⁄2 pesewas	Cacao fruits (Lettering:) GHANA FREEDOM AND JUSTICE	The shield from the Coat of arms of Ghana (Lettering:) The value of the coin & The year of issue	Copper-nickel	3.2 g	19.5 mm		1967
	5 pesewas				2.85 g	19 mm	Reeded	1967–1975
	10 pesewas				5.6 g	23.5 mm		1967–1979
	20 pesewas				11.2 g	28 mm
	50 pesewas				12.5 g	32 mm	Milled	1979
	1 cedi	Cowry shell (Lettering:) GHANA FREEDOM AND JUSTICE		Brass	11.9 g	30 mm	Smooth

Shiiri din pahiri ata

Laɣ'baligu zaɣ'pala maa n-nyɛ 1 pesewa (100 shiiri kura), 5 pesewas (500), 10 pesewas (1,000), 20 pesewas (2,000), 50 pesewas (5,000), 1 cedi (10,000) ni shiiri ayi ( 2 cedis) (20,000).

Piripa Gbana

Ghana banki nima nyɛla din tiri piripa gbana tum yuuni 1958.Ghana nima liɣiri din nyɛ piripa gbana nyɛla bɛ ni tooi taɣiri shɛli nahingbana yuuni yuuni ka di nyɛla bɛ bori mi ni bɛ tooi tuhi nyaŋ kantafiiki liɣiri yihibu na. Nuu dihibu bee silimiinsi ni boli shɛli "signature" la gba nyɛla din taɣira di yi ti niŋ ka gɔmnanti palo Ghana banki kpamli. Lala taɣibu ŋɔ nyɛla din niŋdi pari taba amaa di ka sabbu ŋɔ ni. Liɣiri ni yina yuun shɛli bi wuhiri ni bɛ ŋmari li mi yuuni kam,amaa bɛ yihiri li mi na bu bɔbigu saha shɛŋa zuɣuni.

Piligu shiiri (1965–67)

First cedi (Legal tender: 1965–67)
Image	Value	Description		Date of issue
Obverse & Reverse		Obverse	Reverse
	1 cedi	Kwame Nkrumah	Bank of Ghana	19 July 1965
	5 cedis		Supreme Court
	10 cedis		Independence Arch
	50 cedis		Seashore, Palms
	100 cedis		Kumasi Central Hospital
	1,000 cedis (Only used in Interbanking Transactions)	Black Star	Bank of Ghana

Shiiri din pahiri ayi (1967–2007)

1967 zaŋ gbaai 1979

Second cedi – 1st series (Legal tender: 1967–79)
Image	Value	Description		Years of issue
Obverse & Reverse		Obverse	Reverse
	1 cedi	Cocoa	Shield and sword	1967–1971
	5 cedis	Fauna carvings	Fauna carvings	1967–1969
	10 cedis	Art projects	Statuettes	1967–1970

Second cedi – 2nd series (Legal tender: 1972–79)
Image	Value	Description		Years of issue
Obverse & Reverse		Obverse	Reverse
	1 cedi	Young girl	Cocoa farmer	1973–1978
	2 cedis	Farmer	Fishermen	1972–78
	5 cedis	Woman	Larabanga mosque	1973–1978
	10 cedis	Pipe smoker	Akosombo Dam

1979 zaŋ gbaai 2007

Second cedi – 3rd series (Legal tender: 1979–2007)
Image	Value	Description		Years of issue
Obverse & Reverse		Obverse	Reverse
	1 cedi	Young man	Basket weaver	1979–1982
	2 cedis	Schoolgirl	Field workers
	5 cedis	Old man	Lumberers
	10 cedis	Young woman	Fishermen
	20 cedis	Miner	Kente weaver
	50 cedis (Demonetized in 1982)	Old man	Cocoa farmers	1979–1980

Second cedi – 4th series (Legal tender: 1983–2007)
Image	Value	Description		Years of issue
Obverse & Reverse		Obverse	Reverse	Start	End
	10 cedis	W. O. II Larbi, Fred Otoo, E. Kwasi Nukpor	Rural bank building	1984	1984
	20 cedis	Queen Mother Yaa Asantewaa	Miner, army officer, student, demonstrators		1986
	50 cedis	Young man	Workers drying grain	1983
	100 cedis	Woman	Loading produce		1991
	200 cedis	Old man	Teacher and students		1993
	500 cedis	Black star, fist, and "Gye Nyame"	Cocoa and miner	1986	1994
	1,000 cedis	Diamonds	Cocoa harvest	1991	2003
	2,000 cedis	Adomi Bridge	Fishermen	1994	2006
	5,000 cedis	Coat of arms of Ghana	Cargo ships and logs
	10,000 cedis	The Big Six	Independence Arch	2002
	20,000 cedis	Ephraim Amu	National Theatre of Ghana

Shiiri din pahiri ata (2007–zaŋ kana zuŋɔ)

Third cedi
Image	Value	Dimensions	Main Colour	Description						First issued
Obverse & Reverse				Obverse			Reverse
	1 cedi	137 × 65 mm	Red	The Big Six, Independence Arch			Akosombo Dam			3 July 2007
	2 cedis	140 × 67 mm	Beige	Kwame Nkrumah			Parliament House			14 May 2010
	5 cedis	141 × 68 mm	Blue	The Big Six, Independence Arch			University of Ghana, The Balme Library			3 July 2007
	5 cedis	147 × 68 mm	Blue	James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey			Kwame Nkrumah vessel in Tweneboa, Enyenra, and Ntomme oil fields			7 March 2017 (commemorative issue) 4 August 2017 (regular issue)
	10 cedis	145 × 71 mm	Yellow-green	The Big Six, Independence Arch			Bank of Ghana			3 July 2007
	20 cedis	149 × 74 mm	Purple				Supreme Court
	50 cedis	153 × 77 mm	Brown				Christiansborg Castle
	100 cedis	157 x 80 mm	Cyan	The Big Six, Independence Arch			Interior of the Parliament of Ghana			2 December 2019
	200 cedis	161 x 83 mm	Orange	The Big Six, Independence Arch			Jubilee House			2 December 2019

Sambanni liɣiri taɣibu taarihi

Historical values of one U.S. dollar in Ghanaian cedis

Date	Cedi per U.S$.	Date	Cedi per U.S$.
First cedi (Cedi)
1965	0.824	1967	0.714
Second cedi (New cedi)
1970s	~1.000 (0.833 to 1.111)	1980	2.80 Bank rate (~20 Black market)
1983	30.00 Bank rate (~120 Black market) (Oct 83)	1984	35.00 (Mar 84) 38.50 (Aug 84) 50 (Dec 84)
1985	50 – 60	1986	90
1987	150 – 175	1988	175 – 230
1989	230 – 300	1990	300 – 345
1991	345 – 390	1992	390 – 520
1993	555 – 825	1994	825 – 1050
1995	1050–1450	1996	1450–1750
1997	1750 – 2250	1998	2250 – 2350
1999	2350 – 3550	2000	3550 – 6750
2001	6750 – 7300	2002	7300 – 8450
2003	8450 – 8850	2004	8850 – 8900
2005	8900 – 9500	2006	9500 – 9600
2007	9300 – 9600

Ghana Cedi (Third cedi)

Year	January 1	May 1	September 1	October 20
2008	0.930	1.005	1.155
2009	1.265	1.460	1.465
2010	1.430	1.425	1.440
2011	1.486	1.496	1.535
2012	1.639	1.855	1.932
2013	1.905	1.974	2.150
2014	2.353	2.823	3.723
2015	3.215	3.8479	3.8312
2016	3.8092	3.7895	3.9639
2022	6.20	7.55	10.05	13.10

The price of one US$ in GH₵

Note: Rates obtained from these websites may contradict with pegged rate mentioned above

Lihimi m-pahi

• Economy of Ghana
• E-Cedi
• Previous Ghanaian currencies:
  • Money cowry
  • Akan goldweights (golddust)
  • Gold Coast ackey
  • British West African pound
  • Ghanaian pound

External links

• New Ghanaian currency introduced at Wikinews
• Original source of the above pre-2007 Ghanaian banknotes: https://www.banknotes.com/gh.htm