There are four orders in Ghana: Order of the Star of Ghana, Order of the Volta, Medal for Gallantry and Grand Medal. These were instituted in 1960 as a replacement for the
British honours system that was conferred under the
Gold Coast and the
Dominion of Ghana. The first National Honors and Awards ceremony under the new system was administered by Ghana's first president
Kwame Nkrumah.[1]
The Bannerman Award of Obeng II (Frankaahene/Frankaahemaa or “chief of the flag bearers” in
Akan warfare ranks (
Asafo). A Frankaahene is similar to the original British concepts of a
baronet and
banneret.