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\"The Bank therefore entreats the public to know the cedi and keep it clean,\u201d said the central bank in a statement.<\/p>

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Expect new money from the Bank of Ghana, which has just announced that it will issue upgraded banknotes beginning in May.<\/span><\/p>\n

In a statement released to the media Monday, the central bank wrote that the new notes will have enhanced security features, improved durability and machine readability.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Parts of the improved features include:<\/span><\/p>\n

1) An optically variable magnetic image, also known as \u201cSPARK LIVE.\u201d The enhancement is a glossy, colour-changing image of the cowrie shell currently on the GH\u00a210. On the GH\u00a220 note, a shiny star will appear, and on GH\u00a250, a glistening cocoa pod. When the note is tilted, a high-polished line will stretch across each image that will move up and down and change colour from gold to green.<\/span><\/p>\n

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2) A new security thread (RAPID) will be an illuminated broken line that runs horizontally through the note. When tilted, the star will expand and contract while the denomination value stays in place. <\/span><\/p>\n