60 Years of Ghana's Coinage: From Shillings to Cedis, New Cedis, and now Ghana Cedis
1965: 5 Pesewas (5/100 of an original Cedi)

Owner Comments:

In the wake of Ghana's 1965 currency reform, in July of that year Ghana issued four Cedi-based coins for circulation: 5, 10, 25, and 50 Pesewas. The design elements on these coins were essentially unchanged from the 1958 series. The Engraver of the series was the British sculptor and medalist Cecil W. Thomas [OBE; Fellow of the Royal British Society of Sculptors]. As a medalist he was regularly commissioned by the Royal Mint. His initials C.T. can be found on the obverse of this coin, at the base of Nkrumah's bust.

Over the past few months I've been able to purchase, raw, all four of these original (aka "First") Cedi coins. They are now certified, and exhibited in this set. Each is currently (as of 12-13-19) Top Pop in the NGC Census. Full information: the population of NGC-certified First Cedi coins is small indeed!