{"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. Eight dates, one design.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51835904327991,"sku":"UG49U","price":1.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/49do.jpg?v=1774840511","url":"https:\/\/worldmoneystore.com\/products\/uganda-p-49-1000-shillings-2015-unc","provider":"World Money Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}