{"title":"Uganda Banknotes for Collectors for Sale","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"uganda-p-10-5-shillings-nd-1979-unc-bank-of-uganda-coffee-harvest-1","title":"Uganda P-10 5 Shillings ND (1979) UNC—Bank of Uganda—Coffee Harvest","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBanknote Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarieties:\u003c\/strong\u003e Only one variety\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Multicolor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFront:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bank_of_Uganda\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBank of Uganda\u003c\/a\u003e building; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coat_of_arms_of_Uganda\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ecoat of arms\u003c\/a\u003e. Motto: \u003cem\u003eFor God and My Country\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBack:\u003c\/strong\u003e Woman picking \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coffee_production_in_Uganda\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ecoffee beans\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatermark:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grey_crowned_crane\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCrested crane\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 136 × 70 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bank_of_Uganda\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBank of Uganda\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/De_La_Rue\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDe La Rue\u003c\/a\u003e, London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDemonetized:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demonetization_(currency)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003edemonetized\u003c\/a\u003e 1987 when the Ugandan shilling was replaced with a new shilling at 100:1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gideon Nkojo (Governor); Director (possibly \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e Old \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ugandan_shilling\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUgandan shilling\u003c\/a\u003e of 1966–1987\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Uganda\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kampala\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKampala\u003c\/a\u003e — city population ~4 million; metro area ~6 million\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~49 million (UN 2024) — similar to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/California\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCalifornia\u003c\/a\u003e (USA) or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spain\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSpain\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 241,551 km² (93,263 mi²) — similar to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oregon\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOregon\u003c\/a\u003e (USA) or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romania\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRomania\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP per capita at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePPP\u003c\/a\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~$2,800 USD (IMF 2026) — ranks ~170th out of 193 globally\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coffee, tea, fish, gold, tobacco\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorders:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Sudan\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSouth Sudan\u003c\/a\u003e (north), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kenya\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKenya\u003c\/a\u003e (east), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tanzania\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTanzania\u003c\/a\u003e (south), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rwanda\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRwanda\u003c\/a\u003e (southwest), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCongo (DRC)\u003c\/a\u003e (west)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/English_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/a\u003e — official; language of government and education\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Swahili_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSwahili\u003c\/a\u003e — official; widely used in trade and the military\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Luganda\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLuganda\u003c\/a\u003e — most widely spoken native language (~16%; Ethnologue 2023)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e40+ other indigenous languages including \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Runyankole\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRunyankole\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Acholi_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAcholi\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Langi_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLangi\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePre-colonial kingdoms (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Buganda\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBuganda\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bunyoro\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBunyoro\u003c\/a\u003e, and others)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Uganda_Protectorate\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBritish Uganda Protectorate\u003c\/a\u003e (1894–1962)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Uganda\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRepublic of Uganda\u003c\/a\u003e (1962–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eUganda Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis note was printed during the final year of \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Idi_Amin\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIdi Amin\u003c\/a\u003e’s rule\u003c\/strong\u003e — one of the most brutal dictatorships in African history, responsible for an estimated \u003cstrong\u003e100,000 to 500,000 deaths\u003c\/strong\u003e between 1971 and 1979.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmin was ousted in April 1979 by Tanzanian forces and Ugandan exiles. This note was issued the same year — a currency printed at the edge of a collapsing regime.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoffee\u003c\/strong\u003e — depicted on the reverse — has been Uganda’s primary export for over a century. Uganda is one of Africa’s largest coffee producers and the continent’s \u003cstrong\u003elargest exporter of robusta beans\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grey_crowned_crane\" target=\"_blank\"\u003egrey crowned crane\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e in the watermark is Uganda’s national bird — it also appears on the national flag and coat of arms. It is \u003cstrong\u003eendangered\u003c\/strong\u003e, with fewer than 30,000 remaining in the wild.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA Note Printed at the End of a Dictatorship\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe year is 1979. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Idi_Amin\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIdi Amin\u003c\/a\u003e has just been driven from power by a Tanzanian-led invasion. Uganda is in chaos. And yet De La Rue in London is printing 5 Shilling notes — calm, orderly, with a woman picking coffee beans on the back and the Bank of Uganda building on the front — as if nothing has happened.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat disjunction is what makes this note historically interesting. The imagery is agricultural and aspirational. The reality of 1979 Uganda was neither.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCoffee, Cranes, and the Motto That Outlasted the Man\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFor God and My Country\u003c\/em\u003e — Uganda’s national motto — runs across the obverse. Amin used it too. The \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grey_crowned_crane\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ecrested crane\u003c\/a\u003e in the watermark is Uganda’s national bird, endangered today, still regal. The woman on the reverse is picking \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coffee_production_in_Uganda\" target=\"_blank\"\u003erobusta coffee\u003c\/a\u003e — Uganda’s most durable export, outlasting every government that has come and gone since independence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shilling on this note was \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demonetization_(currency)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003edemonetized\u003c\/a\u003e in 1987, replaced at 100:1 as Uganda tried to stabilize an economy wrecked by years of misrule.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOwn This Document of Uganda, 1979\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the P-10 — Uganda’s 5 Shilling note, undated but issued 1979, in Uncirculated condition. Printed by De La Rue. Demonetized. Historically loaded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA country on the edge. A woman picking coffee. A crane in the watermark.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51835743076663,"sku":"UG10U","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/10o_2a80394a-0561-4cf5-9575-eac124bd9493.jpg?v=1774837507"},{"product_id":"uganda-p-49-1000-shillings-2015-unc","title":"Uganda P-49d 1000 Shillings 2015 UNC—Antelope—Nature—Map","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBanknote Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarieties:\u003c\/strong\u003e Multiple dates (2010–2024) This listing is P-49d, issue of \u003cstrong\u003e2015\u003c\/strong\u003e (signatures: ETM \/ GWN).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Brown, orange; multicolor underprint\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFront:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nature scene; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coat_of_arms_of_Uganda\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ecoat of arms\u003c\/a\u003e. Brown and orange on multicolor underprint.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBack:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Antelope\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAntelope\u003c\/a\u003e inside outline of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Uganda\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUganda\u003c\/a\u003e; antelope motif repeated.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatermark:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stripes; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grey_crowned_crane\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ecrested crane\u003c\/a\u003e; electrotype ‘1000’\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 130 × 63 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bank_of_Uganda\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBank of Uganda\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/De_La_Rue\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDe La Rue\u003c\/a\u003e, London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDemonetized:\u003c\/strong\u003e No — legal tender\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile (Governor); George William Nyeko (Secretary)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ugandan_shilling\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUgandan shilling\u003c\/a\u003e (1987–date) — introduced in 1987 to replace the first shilling at a rate of 100:1, as part of economic stabilization following years of misrule and hyperinflation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Uganda\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kampala\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKampala\u003c\/a\u003e — city population ~4 million; metro area ~6 million\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~49 million (UN 2024) — similar to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/California\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCalifornia\u003c\/a\u003e (USA) or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spain\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSpain\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 241,551 km² (93,263 mi²) — similar to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oregon\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOregon\u003c\/a\u003e (USA) or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romania\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRomania\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP per capita at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePPP\u003c\/a\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~$2,800 USD (IMF 2026) — ranks ~170th out of 193 globally\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coffee, tea, fish, gold, tobacco\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorders:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Sudan\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSouth Sudan\u003c\/a\u003e (north), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kenya\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKenya\u003c\/a\u003e (east), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tanzania\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTanzania\u003c\/a\u003e (south), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rwanda\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRwanda\u003c\/a\u003e (southwest), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCongo (DRC)\u003c\/a\u003e (west)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/English_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/a\u003e — official; language of government and education\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Swahili_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSwahili\u003c\/a\u003e — official; widely used in trade and the military\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Luganda\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLuganda\u003c\/a\u003e — most widely spoken native language (~16%; Ethnologue 2023)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e40+ other indigenous languages including \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Runyankole\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRunyankole\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Acholi_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAcholi\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Langi_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLangi\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePre-colonial kingdoms (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Buganda\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBuganda\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bunyoro\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBunyoro\u003c\/a\u003e, and others)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Uganda_Protectorate\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBritish Uganda Protectorate\u003c\/a\u003e (1894–1962)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Uganda\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRepublic of Uganda\u003c\/a\u003e (1962–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eUganda Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUganda has been ruled by \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yoweri_Museveni\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eYoweri Museveni\u003c\/a\u003e since 1986\u003c\/strong\u003e — one of Africa’s longest-serving heads of state. He came to power promising democracy and has governed by suppressing it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUganda sits on the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Albertine_Rift\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAlbertine Rift\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e — one of the most biodiverse regions on earth, home to more bird species than any other country in Africa and half the world’s remaining \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mountain_gorilla\" target=\"_blank\"\u003emountain gorillas\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe antelope on this note is one of dozens of species found in Uganda’s national parks. Uganda’s \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Queen_Elizabeth_National_Park\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eQueen Elizabeth National Park\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e alone hosts over 600 bird species — more than the entire continental United States.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOil was discovered\u003c\/strong\u003e in Uganda in 2006 beneath Lake Albert. Production has been delayed for nearly two decades by disputes, financing challenges, and environmental concerns. When it comes online, it will transform the economy — for better or worse.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Antelope and the Map\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse of the 1000 Shilling note places an \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Antelope\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eantelope\u003c\/a\u003e inside the outline of Uganda itself — the animal contained within the country, the country defined by its wildlife. It is an unusual design choice, and an honest one. Uganda’s biodiversity is genuinely extraordinary: more bird species than any country in Africa, mountain gorillas, chimpanzees, the Big Five, and dozens of antelope species across its national parks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grey_crowned_crane\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ecrested crane\u003c\/a\u003e in the watermark is Uganda’s national bird — endangered, with fewer than 30,000 remaining in the wild, and present on every Ugandan banknote in this series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA Currency Born from Collapse\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shilling on this note is the \u003cem\u003enew\u003c\/em\u003e shilling — introduced in 1987 to replace the original at 100:1, after years of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Idi_Amin\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIdi Amin\u003c\/a\u003e’s misrule and the economic wreckage that followed. The P-49 series has run continuously from 2010 to 2024, with the same design across eight dated issues and four different signature combinations — a rare continuity for a country with Uganda’s turbulent monetary history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOwn This Note from Uganda’s Current Series\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the P-49, dated 2015, signed by Governor Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile and Secretary George William Nyeko. Uncirculated. Printed by De La Rue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn antelope inside a country. A crane in the watermark. 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