Colony of the Gold Coast
1821–1957
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Anthem: God Save the King (1821–1837; 1901–1952) God Save the Queen (1837–1901; 1952–1957)
The Gold Coast in 1922
Status	British colony
Capital	Cape Coast (1821–1877) Accra (1877–1957)
Common languages	English (official) French, Ga, Akan, Ewe language, Dangme, Dagbani, Dagaare, Gonja, Kasena, Nzema widely spoken
Religion	Christianity, Islam, Traditional African religions
Government	Colonial
Monarch
• 1821–1830	George IV (First)
• 1952–1957	Elizabeth II (Last)
Governor
• 1821–1822	John Hope Smith
• 1949–1957	Charles Arden-Clarke
History
• Colony established	1821
• Incorporation of the Danish Gold Coast	1850
• Incorporation of the Dutch Gold Coast	6 April 1872
• Combination with local kingdoms	1901
• Admission of British Togoland	27 December 1916
• Incorporation of British Togoland	11 December 1956
• Independence as the Dominion of Ghana	6 March 1957
Area
1924[1]	207,199 km2 (80,000 sq mi)
Population
• 1924[1]	2,080,208
Currency	Gold Coast ackey British West African pound
Preceded by Succeeded by Ashanti Empire British Togoland Dutch Gold Coast Danish Gold Coast Kingdom of Dagbon Dominion of Ghana
Today part of	Ghana

The Gold Coast was a British Crown Colony on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa from 1821 until its independence in 1957.^[2]