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1000 Shillings 1 Euro Germany
| Issuer | Bank of Uganda |
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| Year | 1999 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The complete coat of arms of Uganda occupies the central field, featuring a shield supported by a Kob antelope to the left and a Grey Crowned Crane to the right, with a representation of the River Nile and the rising sun on the shield's face. A scroll below bears the national motto in the legend. The circular legend BANK OF UGANDA arcs around the upper periphery, flanked by the divided date 19-99, while the denomination 1000 SHILLINGS is inscribed along the lower border. |
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| Reverse description | A stylized relief map of Europe with a meridian grid pattern dominates the field, against which two paper applique representations of the German 1 Euro coin are affixed: the obverse showing the numeral 1 above the inscription EURO, and the reverse depicting the German Federal Eagle. Twelve stars of the European Union are arranged along the lower rim. The legend THE NEW EUROPEAN CURRENCY arcs around the upper periphery. |
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Issued in 1999, a full two years before the euro entered circulation as physical currency, this piece belongs to a wave of novelty "fantasy preview" issues produced by various mints and private contractors for collectors anticipating the new currency. Uganda had no stake in the eurozone — the Bank of Uganda simply licensed its name to lend a veneer of official authority to what was essentially a commemorative curiosity. The paper appliqué insert reproducing a proposed euro coin design was a common device in this genre.