The Bank of Ghana will officially launch the Heritage Series of Ghana cedi banknotes at 10:00 on Thursday 12 November 2026 at Bank Square, Accra, with President John Dramani Mahama as special guest of honour, according to the launch notice on the Bank's website.
That is nine days later than the 3 November launch date Governor Johnson Pandit Asiama announced on 24 September.
In his 24 September statement, the Governor said Ghana's core banknote designs had been in circulation for "more than two decades" and that the upgraded notes would carry enhanced security features, improved durability and new designs honouring national heroes and Ghanaian heritage. The series is themed "The Cedi, Our Future: Secure, Designed to Last."
The Bank has said the new notes will not replace the current ones. "The Heritage Series will co-circulate with the existing Ghana Cedi banknotes currently in circulation," the Governor said, adding that there is "no need for the public to rush to exchange or withdraw existing notes".
When the notes could reach the public
The notes may not be in wallets on launch day. JoyBusiness reported on 10 November, citing unnamed sources familiar with the rollout, that the Bank intends to wait about two weeks after the launch, with a phased release through commercial banks that could begin in the first week of December. The gap is meant to allow public education and give banks time to calibrate cash-handling machines and ATMs, the report said.
The Bank of Ghana has not published a circulation date.
According to the same report, the series will cover the GH¢1, GH¢5, GH¢10, GH¢20, GH¢50, GH¢100 and GH¢200 notes and will bring back a GH¢2 note, while coins are not included. StatsGH could not confirm the list of denominations against a Bank of Ghana document. Officials have said the exercise is not a redenomination and does not change the value of the cedi, JoyBusiness reported.
The launch falls on the same day JoyBusiness says the Finance Minister, Cassiel Ato Forson, is due to present the 2027 Budget to Parliament.
The Governor also urged the public to stop crumpling, writing on, stapling or "spraying" banknotes, saying proper handling would "reduce replacement costs".
Sources: Bank of Ghana launch notice (bog.gov.gh); Statement by the Governor on the Introduction of the Heritage Series of Ghana Cedi Banknotes, 24 September 2026; JoyBusiness, 10 November 2026.