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1000 Shillings
| Issuer | Bank of Uganda |
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| Year | 1983 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Reverse description | A large vignette of the Parliament building of Uganda occupies the centre of the note, rendered in intaglio with fine architectural detail including the tower and colonnaded facade; palm trees and surrounding grounds are visible to the right. A decorative guilloche rosette appears at left, with denomination numerals in each corner against a red-toned underprint. |
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| Variants | P#23a(1) - small fractional seria# prefix P#23a(2) - large fractional seria# prefix |
| Comments |
Uganda's early 1980s were defined by acute monetary instability following the collapse of the Amin government and the political turbulence that continued through Obote's return to power in 1980. The 1983 note series was issued against a backdrop of severe inflation, which meant high-denomination notes like this 1000 Shillings entered circulation already undermined — purchasing power had eroded sharply even by the time printing was completed.
Thomas De La Rue's involvement provided a degree of technical consistency Uganda's own facilities could not yet guarantee. The watermark remains the sole security feature, modest even by the standards of the period.