Ghanaian pound

Ghanaian pound
Obverse and reverse of £1 banknoteObverse and reverse of 1d coin
Unit
Pluralpounds
Symbol£
Denominations
Subunit
1240penny
120shilling
Plural
 pennypence
 shillingshillings
Symbol
 pennyd
 shillings. or /–
Banknotes10/-, £1, £5, £1,000
Coins12d, 1d, 3d, 6d, 1/–, 2/–
Demographics
Date of introduction1958
ReplacedBritish West African pound (at par)
Date of withdrawal1965
Replaced byGhanaian 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.