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 = 105.9281 NGN | |
Ghanaian cedi to UAE dirham | 1 GHS = 0.2570 AED | |
Ghanaian cedi to Pakistani rupee | 1 GHS = 19.4857 PKR | |
Ghanaian cedi to Bangladeshi taka | 1 GHS = 8.1997 BDT | |
Ghanaian cedi to Sierra Leonean leone | 1 GHS = 1467.1663 SLL | |
Ghanaian cedi to Gambian dalasi | 1 GHS = 4.7420 GMD | |
Ghanaian cedi to Russian ruble | 1 GHS = 6.3593 RUB | |
Ghanaian cedi to Syrian pound | 1 GHS = 175.7933 SYP | |
Ghanaian cedi to Australian dollar | 1 GHS = 0.1050 AUD | |
Ghanaian cedi to Guinean franc | 1 GHS = 601.9442 GNF | |
Ghanaian cedi to Philippine peso | 1 GHS = 4.0400 PHP | |
Ghanaian cedi to ounce of gold | 1 GHS = 0.0000 XAU | |
Ghanaian cedi to Namibian dollar | 1 GHS = 1.2758 NAD | |
Ghanaian cedi to Indonesian rupiah | 1 GHS = 1118.2593 IDR | |
Ghanaian cedi to Mauritanian ouguiya | 1 GHS = 25.0239 MRO | |
Ghanaian cedi to Indian rupee | 1 GHS = 5.8416 INR | |
Ghanaian cedi to Saudi riyal | 1 GHS = 0.2624 SAR | |
Ghanaian cedi to Malaysian ringgit | 1 GHS = 0.3280 MYR |
All currencies GHS
Major currencies
currency | ISO 4217 |
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Indian rupee | INR |
Bangladeshi taka | BDT |
US dollar | USD |
Pakistani rupee | PKR |
British pound | GBP |
UAE dirham | AED |
euro | EUR |
Saudi riyal | SAR |
Malaysian ringgit | MYR |
Nigerian naira | NGN |