IACA 2023 Coin Award Finalists Announced

With the awards ceremony scheduled to take place at the Currency Conference in Mexico City (15-16 May), the finalists for the 2023 Excellence in Currency Awards have now been announced.

Best New Coin or Coin Series

GH₵1 Circulating Coin, Bank of Ghana and The Royal Mint

The Bank of Ghana has upgraded the 1 cedi coin with new security features, with the coin entering circulation at the end of last year.

The upgraded coin is bimetallic, with an outer gold ring and inner silver core. It also has a distinct serrated edge, recognisable by touch. The design of the coin is much the same, featuring the country’s Coat of Arms on the obverse and the Scale of Justice on the reverse. The reverse now also features a latent image below the Scale of Justice, which changes from a radiating star to the denomination symbol between two stars when tilted.