Ghanaian cedi

E34475

The Ghanaian cedi is the official national currency of Ghana, used for everyday transactions and monetary policy in the country.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf fiat currency
national currency
banknoteDenominationsExample 1 cedi
10 cedis
100 cedis
2 cedis
20 cedis
200 cedis
5 cedis
50 cedis
centralBank Bank of Ghana
coinDenominationsExample 1 cedi
1 pesewa
10 pesewas
2 cedis
20 pesewas
5 pesewas
50 pesewas
country Ghana
dateOfIntroduction 2007
denominationType banknotes
coins
exchangeRateRegime managed float
hasInflationRisk yes
ISO4217Code GHS
issuingAuthority Bank of Ghana
languageOfName English
legalTenderIn Ghana
monetaryAuthorityJurisdiction Republic of Ghana
monetaryPolicyInstrument interest rate set by Bank of Ghana
open market operations in cedi-denominated securities
monitoredBy International Monetary Fund
namedAfter cowry shells (cedi in Akan)
officialCurrencyOf Ghana
redenomination 10,000 old cedis = 1 new cedi
region West Africa
regulatesMonetaryPolicy Bank of Ghana
replaced second cedi
subunit Ghanaian pesewa
subunitToUnit 100 pesewas = 1 cedi
symbol GH₵

usedFor everyday transactions
government budgeting in Ghana
monetary policy implementation
payment of taxes in Ghana
pricing goods and services in Ghana
usedIn Ghana

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Accra
Ghana
currency
Ghana’s Ga District (friendship city)
usesCurrency

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