The Bank of Ghana will issue upgraded and security-enhanced banknotes into circulation on May 6, 2019.
The new enhanced security features are an optically variable magnetic image (SPARK LIVE), a new enhanced security thread (RAPID), a more prominent watermark and an enhanced iridescent band at the back of the banknote.
New features:
Optically Variable Magnetic Image (SPARK LIVE): It is a shiny colour-changing image of the cowrie shell on the GH?10, star on the GH?20 and cocoa pod on the GH?50.
New Enhanced Security Thread (RAPID): It is a shiny broken line with movement
Enhanced Iridescent Band at the Back of the Banknote: It is a golden band with gold bars at the back of the banknote that runs from top to bottom.
The BOG also disclosed that the following principal design elements will remain unchanged in the upgraded banknotes; the Big Six portrait, denominational colours, dimensions of the various denominations and other principal and background images.
Source: https://businessghana.com
