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1000 Shillings Albrecht Dürer
| Issuer | Bank of Uganda |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | The coat of arms of Uganda occupies the central field, depicting a shield supported by a Uganda kob (antelope) to the left and a grey crowned crane to the right, with crossed spears behind the shield and a sun motif at its centre. A scroll at the base bears the national motto in the legend FOR GOD AND MY COUNTRY. The issuer's name BANK OF UGANDA arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination 1000 SHILLINGS and the date 2001 appear in the lower field. |
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| Reverse description | A detailed high-relief portrait bust of the German Renaissance master Albrecht Dürer faces right, depicted wearing a soft tasselled cap and a garment with a decorative neckline, rendered in a style closely inspired by his celebrated self-portraits. Dürer's famous monogram — the interlocked letters 'AD' — appears prominently in the right centre field. The legend ALBRECHT DÜRER arcs along the upper left periphery, while the artist's birth and death years 1471 ~ 1528 AD are inscribed vertically along the right rim. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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