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2000 Shillings Front-facing queen
| Issuer | Bank of Uganda |
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| Year | 2004 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the coat of arms of Uganda prominently displayed in the center of the field, depicting a crested crane and a kob flanking a shield adorned with the national symbols. The year of issue '2004' is divided on either side of the arms. The legend 'BANK OF UGANDA' arcs along the upper periphery, while '2000 SHILLINGS' curves along the lower periphery. A scroll beneath the shield bears the national motto 'FOR GOD AND MY COUNTRY' in small lettering. The entire design is struck to proof quality with deeply mirrored fields and frosted relief. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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This is one of several Ugandan legal-tender silver issues produced under license for the international collector market in the early 2000s, a program common among smaller central banks seeking foreign exchange revenue with minimal domestic monetary consequence. Bank of Uganda had no meaningful silver mining sector to promote and no commemorative occasion to mark — these coins were, frankly, manufactured for hobbyists abroad rather than for circulation at home.
KM#279 is catalogued within a loosely related family of Ugandan silver rounds from this period, most struck by European contract mints.