Black Star Gate

The Black Star Gate was one of the projects commissioned by Kwame Nkrumah to signify the sovereignty of the new country of Ghana.

The Black Star Gate is a monument topped by the Black Star of Africa. The five-pointed star represents Africa in general and particularly Ghana itself. … The Black Star Gate was commissioned by Kwame Nkrumah to indicate the country’s supreme power to control its own affairs.

Black Star Gate is on the reverse of a 2002 10000 Cedis banknote.

It was commissioned to mark the state visit of Queen Elizabeth II to Ghana. It was undertaken by the Public Works Department in Accra and completed in 1961.