Bese saka: Privilege and power

Translated from Akan as a “sack of cola nuts,” this symbol represents privilege, affluence, power, abundance, plenty, and togetherness. The cola nut was an important cash crop in West Africa, making it a widespread historical symbol of economic wealth and active trade.

• Wealth: Represents financial abundance and economic prosperity due to the historical trade value of cola nuts.
• Togetherness: Symbolizes unity and community strength, as individual nuts are bound together securely inside one single sack.
• Production: Highlights the reward of hard work, agricultural success, and widespread commercial enterprise within the region.
• Power: Reflects social status and influence, as possessing a large supply of cola nuts traditionally denoted high prestige.