New GH¢50 note: BoG used three authentic photographs of Mrs Okoh – Beatrice Annan clarifies
Verified: 2 outlets have reported this story since Nov 13, 2 of them from Ghana.
A Board Member of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Beatrice Annan, has defended the portrait of Ghana’s national flag designer, Theodosia Salome Okoh, on the new GH¢50 Heritage Series banknote, saying it was carefully developed from authentic photographs of the late artist to meet the technical demands of currency production.
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2 outlets from Ghana, where the story is: Graphic Online, MyJoyOnline · how we count
- Nov 13, 4:19 AM UTCFirst report· you’re reading thisNew GH¢50 note: BoG used three authentic photographs of Mrs Okoh – Beatrice Annan clarifiesmyjoyonline.com ↗
- Nov 13, 2:20 PM UTC+10 hBoG Board Member Beatrice Annan provides clarification on GH¢50 note and Theodosia Okoh portraitgraphic.com.gh ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 13, 2:20 PM UTC · +10 h
- Nov 13, 2:33 PM UTC+10 hMinority demands BoG Governor’s appearance over new cedi notes and Theodosia Okoh portrait controversymyjoyonline.com (again) ↗
[Claude] Report 2 covers the same clarification by Beatrice Annan about the Theodosia Okoh portrait on the GH¢50 note, and the two do not conflict.
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