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1000 Shillings 5 Euro cent Austria
| Issuer | Bank of Uganda |
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| Year | 1999 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | The field displays a stylised globe with a relief map of Europe in the centre, overlaid by two paper applique representations of the Austrian 5 euro cent coin showing both its obverse and reverse designs in copper-coloured tones. The obverse applique shows the large numeral 5 with EURO CENT, while the reverse applique depicts the Austrian edelweiss motif with the date 2002. The legend THE NEW EUROPEAN CURRENCY arcs along the upper periphery, and a ring of twelve stars decorates the lower border, referencing the European Union. The overall composition commemorates the introduction of the euro currency. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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This novelty issue was produced in Uganda in 1999 as a deliberate anticipation of — or commentary on — the euro's physical introduction, which would not occur until January 2002. The embedded euro cent facsimile is a paper appliqué rather than a genuine struck coin, a detail that disqualifies it from any serious monetary function. It circulated as a collector piece from the moment of issue.