Image on new GH¢50 note is Theodosia Okoh, not her sister – BoG
Verified: 3 outlets have reported this story since Nov 13, 3 of them from Ghana.
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has dismissed concerns that the portrait of the late Mrs Theodosia Salome Okoh on the new GH¢50 Heritage Series banknote was taken from a photograph of her sister, Dr Letitia Obeng.
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
Who reported it
3 outlets from Ghana, where the story is: 3News, Graphic Online, MyJoyOnline · how we count
- Nov 13, 7:59 AM UTCFirst reportNew GH¢50 note portrait is not my aunt Theodosia Okoh – Prof Eddie Obeng3news.com ↗
- Nov 13, 3:57 PM UTC+8 hTheodosia Okoh's nephew says GH¢50 note portrait is his mother Dr Leticia Obeng, and not the flag designergraphic.com.gh ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 13, 3:57 PM UTC · +8 h
- Nov 13, 5:02 PM UTC+9 hControversy looms over new GH₵50 note as Theodosia Okoh’s portrait is disputedmyjoyonline.com ↗
- Nov 14, 12:06 AM UTC+16 h· you’re reading thisImage on new GH¢50 note is Theodosia Okoh, not her sister – BoGmyjoyonline.com (again) ↗
[Claude] Report 2 covers the same controversy over whether the GH¢50 note portrait depicts Theodosia Okoh, and both reports agree that the Bank of Ghana maintains the portrait is her, with Report 2 adding the
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