'From cowries to the cedi': President Mahama unveils new Heritage Series notes
President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday launched the Ghana Cedi Heritage Series at the Bank of Ghana headquarters in Accra, unveiling new banknotes that carry the nation’s history into everyday transactions and placing the legendary Makola market queen, Agnes Oforiwaa Tagoe-Quarcoopome, on the GH¢1 note. The notes enter circulation on December 1, 2026, and will run alongside the existing series, which remains legal tender. The ceremony at Bank Square, attended by the Chief…