Gold Coast (region)
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The Gold Coast was the name for a region on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa that was rich in gold, petroleum, and natural gas. This former region is now known as the country Ghana.
1930s Stamp Gold Coast Golden Stool with George VI.
Picture of an Akan monarch, King Asantehene Osei Tutu II
Ghana
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Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated with the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Ivory Coast to the west, Burki
Gold Coast (region)
…for a region on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa that was rich in gold, petroleum, and natural gas. This former region is now known as the country Ghana. The Gold Coast, Slave Coast, Pepper Coast (or Grain Coast) and Ivory Coast were named after the main export resources found there, respectively…
The Portuguese established the Portuguese Gold Coast with the construction of Elmina Castle (Castelo da Mina) by Diogo de Azambuja in 1482, making it the oldest European building in West Africa.
A Gold Coast postage stamp overprinted for Ghanaian independence in 1957
Traditional chiefs in 2015
Parliament House of Ghana, the Supreme Court of Ghana, and Judiciary of Ghana buildings. Jubilee House is the presidential palace.