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100 Shillings Rooster, nickel plated steel
| Issuer | Bank of Uganda |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The coat of arms of Uganda occupies the central field, depicting a traditional shield flanked by two supporters: a Uganda kob (antelope) to the left and a grey crowned crane to the right, both standing upon a grassy mound with green vegetation. Two crossed spears appear behind the shield, which bears a sun in the upper half and a drum in the lower half. A scroll at the base carries the national motto FOR GOD AND MY COUNTRY. The circular legend BANK OF UGANDA arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination 100 SHILLINGS is inscribed along the lower periphery, all separated by a beaded border. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Uganda decimalized in 1966, replacing the East African shilling at par, but the currency spent the following decades battered by the economic collapse and hyperinflation that accompanied the Amin dictatorship and its aftermath. By the 1980s, the shilling had been so thoroughly destroyed in value that 100 shillings was effectively worthless. A redenomination in 1987 introduced the new shilling at 100 old shillings, partially resetting the damage. This coin, struck nearly two decades after that reform, reflects how far purchasing power had continued to erode — 100 shillings by 2004 bought almost nothing in daily commerce.