Currency of Ghana: Ghanaian cedi, today's rate ₵
The Ghanaian Cedi is the currency of Ghana. The code of Ghanaian cedi is GHS. We use ₵ as symbol of Ghanaian cedi. The Ghanaian Cedi is divided in 100 pesewas. GHS is regulated by Bank of Ghana.
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- the Ghanaian cedi was introduced in 3 Jul 2007 (17 years ago).
- There are 6 coins for the Ghanaian cedi ( 1Gp , 5Gp , 10Gp , 20Gp , 50Gp and ₵1 ),
- the Ghanaian cedi has 4 banknotes ( ₵5 , ₵10 , ₵20 and ₵50 )
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The Ghanaian Cedi
Long ago, the exchange currency in Ghana consisted only of shells – the cypraea (cowry shell), which gave its name to the currency used today in Ghana. The Cedi is divided into 100 pesewa, which is the name of a plant seed that originally served as a unit weight for gold.
Ghana's political figureheads are gathered on 2 banknotes. The upper face of the10 Cedi bill displays: Wordsworth Odame Larbi, Fred Otoo, and E. Kwasi Nukpor, who are key players in Ghana's political scene today. On the 10,000 Cedi bill, there is also a group of 6 political leaders, including Kwame Nkrumah, an independent politician, who was jailed by the British until 1951, after which he held the position of Prime Minister from 1957 to 1960, and President from 1960 to 1966.
There is only one exception: That of Yaa Asantewaa, Queen Mother of the Ashanti Empire, whose portrait appears on the 20 Cedi bill. At the beginning of the 20th century, this petite lady took the reins of the rebellion against the British colonists in place of men who were afraid.
Other banknotes and coins feature additional Ghanaian symbols, such as the emblems on the reverse side of every coin, a cocoa bean, of which the country is the world's leading producer, on the 20 Pesewas coin, or else a diamond on the 1000 Cedi bill.
GHS All currencies
GHS/currency | Converter | |
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Ghanaian cedi to Nigerian naira | 1 GHS = 94.6665 NGN | |
Ghanaian cedi to Central African CFA franc | 1 GHS = 45.2418 XAF | |
Ghanaian cedi to Indian rupee | 1 GHS = 6.1603 INR | |
Ghanaian cedi to South African rand | 1 GHS = 1.4072 ZAR | |
Ghanaian cedi to Sierra Leonean leone | 1 GHS = 1550.8418 SLL | |
Ghanaian cedi to Bangladeshi taka | 1 GHS = 8.1145 BDT | |
Ghanaian cedi to South Sudanese pound | 1 GHS = 9.6336 SSP | |
Ghanaian cedi to Ethiopian birr | 1 GHS = 4.2110 ETB | |
Ghanaian cedi to Chinese yuan | 1 GHS = 0.5359 CNY | |
Ghanaian cedi to Canadian dollar | 1 GHS = 0.1010 CAD | |
Ghanaian cedi to Venezuelan bolívar | 1 GHS = 19478.7880 VEF | |
Ghanaian cedi to Tunisian dinar | 1 GHS = 0.2328 TND | |
Ghanaian cedi to Nepalese rupee | 1 GHS = 9.8448 NPR | |
Ghanaian cedi to Thai baht | 1 GHS = 2.7375 THB | |
Ghanaian cedi to Cape Verdean escudo | 1 GHS = 7.6019 CVE | |
Ghanaian cedi to Pakistani rupee | 1 GHS = 20.5918 PKR | |
Ghanaian cedi to UAE dirham | 1 GHS = 0.2716 AED | |
Ghanaian cedi to Saudi riyal | 1 GHS = 0.2774 SAR |
All currencies GHS
Major currencies
currency | ISO 4217 |
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Indian rupee | INR |
US dollar | USD |
Bangladeshi taka | BDT |
Pakistani rupee | PKR |
UAE dirham | AED |
British pound | GBP |
euro | EUR |
Saudi riyal | SAR |
Malaysian ringgit | MYR |
Nigerian naira | NGN |