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100 Shillings Pope Paul VI
| Issuer | Bank of Uganda |
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| Year | 1969-1970 |
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| Weight | 13.82 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A bust of Pope Paul VI is depicted from the shoulders up within a circular frame, his right hand raised in a gesture of blessing. Beneath the bust, a map of Africa is shown, with a dotted line connecting Rome and Kampala to commemorate the papal visit. A finely dotted border circle frames the design near the rim. |
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Issued to commemorate Pope Paul VI's visit to Uganda in July 1969 — the first papal visit to Africa in history. The trip carried considerable political weight: Paul VI canonized the twenty-two Ugandan Martyrs at a ceremony in Namugongo, formalizing a cause that had been building since the executions ordered by Kabaka Mwanga II in 1885 and 1886.
Struck in a limited quantity for a country that had only gained independence seven years prior, these were prestige pieces rather than circulating currency. Idi Amin's coup came less than two years after issue.