{"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. 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