The image of this postcard was also used as the event poster of the British Empire Exhibition. It shows the impression of the people and scenery of Gold Coast, Ashanti and the Northern Territories of West Africa at the centre. The badges of the members of the British Empire were displayed on the edge of the painting. The seventh badge from the top of the right of the image represents Hong Kong. The man standing in the middle dressed with the traditional colourful Ghana costume ("kente cloth")  wore a headband, a golden necklace and bracelet. The golden colour represents royalty, wealth, and high status. The man on the right was holding a basket of probably local fruits Alansa (African Star Fruit) and Alugutugui (Soursop). At the back of this painting is probably the Elmina Castle, which was built by the Portuguese and later seized by the British. Gold Coast and Ashanti were British colonies in the 1920s, while the Northern Territories of Gold Coast was Britain’s protectorate. All of them were located at the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa. Together with British Togoland, they gained independence from Britain and established the Republic of Ghana in 1957.