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10,000 Shillings
| Issuer | Bank of Uganda |
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| Year | 2001-2004 |
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| In circulation to | 30 December 2013 |
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| Reverse lettering | BANK OF UGANDA TEN THOUSAND SHILLINGS SHILINGI ELFU KUMI 10000 (Translation: Ten thousand shillings) |
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| Protection description | Crested crane watermark |
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Uganda's 10,000 shilling note emerged during a period of sustained macro-economic stress — the late 1990s saw inflation repeatedly eroding the purchasing power of lower denominations, pushing the Bank of Uganda to keep this high-value note in active production across several consecutive years. The P#41 series ran from 2001 through 2004 with only the date distinguishing successive issues, making year-specific examples worth noting for date collectors.
The watermark remains the sole mechanical security feature — unusually minimal for a note of this face value by early 2000s regional standards, when neighboring central banks were already adopting security threads and color-shifting ink.