2020-01-13 Mon

Uganda is a landlocked country in East Africa whose diverse landscape encompasses the snow-capped Rwenzori Mountains and immense Lake Victoria. Its abundant wildlife includes chimpanzees as well as rare birds. Remote Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is a renowned mountain gorilla sanctuary. Murchison Falls National Park in the northwest is known for its 43m-tall waterfall and wildlife such as hippos.

The Bank of Uganda is the central bank of Uganda and handles monetary policy along with the printing of the Ugandan shilling. Officially divided into cents until 2013, the shilling now has no subdivision. In 1966, the Bank of Uganda introduced notes in denominations of 5, 10, 20 and 100 shillings.

Today we are looking at a 5 Shillings banknote issued in 1982. The obverse depicts an outline map of Uganda with Coat of Arms depicting spears, waves of Lake Victoria, the Sun, a traditional drum, Crested Crane, the Ugandan Kob, River Nile, fertile land, coffee and cotton to left. The denominational value of the note in centre set in geometrical design. It also depicts the Coat of Arms of the Bank of Uganda in right bottom corner.

The reverse depicts a woman picking coffee beans. This note has a head of the crested crane or Grey crowned crane - national bird of Uganda, as its watermark.

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