Ghanaian cedi
In circulation in Ghana
- ISO code
- GHS
- Symbol
- GH₵
- Minor unit
- 100
- Notes
- 6
- Coins
- 3
- Issued by
- Bank of Ghana
Notes and coins in circulation
- GH₵5
- GH₵10
- GH₵20
- GH₵50
- GH₵100
- GH₵200
The Ghanaian cedi’s largest current denomination is GH₵200, worth about $17.31: the 57th least valuable top note among the 150 circulating currencies we have verified, where the median is $27.18.
Bars are scaled to face value on a log scale, not to physical size. Colours are the issuer’s own. Converted at mid-market reference rates; what a counter pays is always less.
| Notes | Colour | Size (mm) |
|---|---|---|
| GH₵5 | blue | 141 × 68 |
| GH₵10 | yellow | 145 × 71 |
| GH₵20 | purple | 149 × 74 |
| GH₵50 | brown | 153 × 77 |
| GH₵100 | cyan | 157 × 80 |
| GH₵200 | orange | 161 × 83 |
| Coins | Colour | Size (mm) |
|---|---|---|
| GH₵1 | not recorded | not recorded |
| GH₵2 | not recorded | not recorded |
| GH₵50 | not recorded | not recorded |
What it is worth
| Currency | 1 GHS = | 1 unit = |
|---|---|---|
| USD | 0.0865 USD | 11.56 GHS |
| EUR | 0.0754 EUR | 13.26 GHS |
| GBP | 0.0647 GBP | 15.45 GHS |
| INR | 8.2962 INR | 0.12 GHS |
Mid-market reference rates, snapshot 22 September 2026: indicative only. What you actually receive is always less. Work out the real cost →
Where it is used
- Ghana
Tools
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How big is a Ghanaian cedi note? →
Drawn to scale against a bank card, and against any other currency.
Sources: last verified 22 September 2026 secondary sourced
- ISO 4217 currency list (SIX Group, the ISO 4217 registrar) · retrieved 22 September 2026 primary
- Bank of Ghana · retrieved 22 September 2026 primary
- Ghanaian cedi (Wikipedia) · retrieved 22 September 2026 secondary