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1000 Shillings Mönch
| Issuer | Bank of Uganda |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Diameter | 38.2 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | BANK OF UGANDA 19 98 1000 SHILLINGS |
| Reverse description | The central field features a full-color reproduction of the Swiss Europa CEPT 30-rappen postage stamp issued in 1965, depicting a polychrome view of the Mönch, a prominent peak in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland, rendered in blue, grey, and earth tones against a sky-blue background. The stamp design includes the inscription 'EUROPA' at the top and '30 HELVETIA' at the bottom within the stamp border, complete with simulated perforations. The legend 'FAMOUS PLACES OF THE WORLD' arcs along the left and right periphery, with the inscription 'MÖNCH' centered along the lower border, all within a beaded outer rim. |
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Uganda's 1998 coinage program included a series of themed issues aimed squarely at the collector market rather than circulation. The "Mönch" designation — German for monk — places this piece within a broader international wildlife or geographic series marketed heavily through European distributors, particularly in Germany and Austria, where such thematic issues found their largest retail audience.
Bank of Uganda lending its name to collector-market coins of this type was common practice through the 1990s; the issuing authority received a licensing fee while production and distribution were handled entirely by private minting firms.