Ghanaian pound

Ghanaian pound

Obverse and reverse of £1 banknote Obverse and reverse of 1d coin
Unit
Plural	pounds
Symbol	£‎
Denominations
Subunit
1⁄240	penny
1⁄20	shilling
Plural
penny	pence
shilling	shillings
Symbol
penny	d
shilling	s. or /–
Banknotes	10/-, £1, £5, £1,000
Coins	1⁄2d, 1d, 3d, 6d, 1/–, 2/–
Demographics
Date of introduction	1958
Replaced	British West African pound (at par)
Date of withdrawal	1965
Replaced by	Ghanaian cedi (£1 = ₵2.40)
User(s)	Ghana
This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete.

The pound was the currency of Ghana between 1958 and 1965. It was subdivided into 20 shillings, each of 12 pence. Until 1958, Ghana used the British West African pound, after which it issued its own currency. In 1965, Ghana introduced the first cedi at a rate of £1 = ₵2.40, i.e., ₵1 = 100d.