Issued as part of Uganda's "Goals" football series ahead of the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, this piece targets the collector novelty market rather than circulation. Silver-plated bronze was the standard cost-cutting choice for such issues across sub-Saharan commemoratives of the period — the underlying metal barely matters when shelf life is the goal.
KM#222 is sparsely documented in major references, with mintage figures not reliably recorded for the Ugandan commemorative program of this era.
Issued as part of Uganda's "Goals" football series ahead of the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, this piece targets the collector novelty market rather than circulation. Silver-plated bronze was the standard cost-cutting choice for such issues across sub-Saharan commemoratives of the period — the underlying metal barely matters when shelf life is the goal.
KM#222 is sparsely documented in major references, with mintage figures not reliably recorded for the Ugandan commemorative program of this era.