Achimota School makes history as only SHS featured on new Ghana cedi notes

Achimota School has become the only senior high school (SHS) in Ghana to feature on a banknote following the introduction of the Bank of Ghana’s new Heritage Series. The school appears on the reverse side of the new GH¢5 banknote, which bears the portrait of renowned educationist Dr James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey on the front. The Head of the Currency Management Department at the Bank of Ghana, Dominic Owusu, said the choice of Achimota School was deliberate and followed consultations with the central bank’s management and other stakeholders. GH¢50 Note Controversy: Meet Theodosia Okoh’s trailblazing younger sister whose picture was allegedly used Speaking at the official launch of the Heritage Series banknotes at Bank Square in Accra on Thursday, November 12, 2026, he explained that the design was intended to link the personalities honoured on the notes to institutions associated with their contributions. “And because we want to have a connection between the front and the back of the notes, we look at what Kwegyir Aggrey is connected with. And you all tell me that Kwegyir Aggrey is connected with Achimota School,” he said. Owusu added that the school was selected after careful consideration of its history and structure. “It wasn't chosen by mistake. A lot of thinking went into it with the management of the Bank of Ghana, with a number of stakeholders, to make sure that we look for a mixed school and a school that has a primary and a secondary and has everyone in it,” he added. He also noted that the GH¢5 note carries an Adinkra symbol representing education, reinforcing the theme behind the denomination. The Heritage Series is designed to showcase aspects of Ghana's history, culture, commerce, religion, education and national identity. The new banknotes are expected to enter circulation on December 1, 2026, and will circulate alongside existing cedi notes, which remain legal tender. Achimota School has welcomed the recognition, describing itself as a pacesetter in a social media post celebrating its appearance on the new banknote. “We are the pacesetters! Achimota School becomes ONLY Senior High School in Ghana featured on cedi note,” the school posted on its social media page on November 12, 2026. JKB/BAI 'There is cocaine here, cocaine there, and everywhere' – Afenyo-Markin to NDC government Source: www.ghanaweb.com
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