Catalog
20 Shillings
| Issuer | Bank of Uganda |
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| Year | 1982 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The Ugandan coat of arms, set against a silhouette map of Uganda, occupies the left portion of the note, with the motto ribbon reading FOR GOD AND MY COUNTRY at its base. At centre, a large intaglio guilloche vignette contains the numeral 20, flanked by two ornate oval underprint rosettes in red and olive tones. The lower right corner carries a smaller arms vignette, while two facsimile signatures of the Governor and Secretary appear below centre against a multicolour guilloche underprint. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANK OF UGANDA TWENTY SHILLINGS SHILINGI ISHIRINI LEGAL TENDER FOR TWENTY SHILLINGS 20 FOR BANK OF UGANDA FOR GOD AND MY COUNTRY GOVERNOR SECRETARY |
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Uganda's early 1980s were economically catastrophic. Milton Obote had returned to power in 1980 following disputed elections, and inflation was dismantling purchasing power so rapidly that the 20 Shillings denomination — meaningful currency just years before — was becoming functionally marginal even as it was being printed. Thomas De La Rue continued producing the series in London through this period, supplying a government whose monetary situation was deteriorating faster than new stock could enter circulation.
Notes from this issue are frequently found in heavily circulated condition; they passed through many hands quickly and were rarely set aside.