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2000 Shillings Hong Kong
| Issuer | Bank of Uganda |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Value | 2000 Shillings |
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| Reverse description | The central field depicts the iconic skyline of Hong Kong harbour. At the upper portion of the field, a left-facing portrait bust of Tung Chee-hwa, the first Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is prominently featured. Below the skyline, Chinese characters appear in the lower field. A beaded border encircles the rim. The legend 'BACK TO CHINA' appears in the upper field, referencing the 1997 handover of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Uganda's late-1990s commemorative program produced a string of silver issues tied to subjects with no meaningful connection to the country — Hong Kong's 1997 handover to China being among the more geographically ambitious. These were collector pieces aimed squarely at the international thematic market, never intended to circulate, and issued in the same year as the event itself to catch demand from buyers commemorating the end of 156 years of British colonial administration. The Bank of Uganda was one of dozens of smaller issuing authorities that licensed such subjects during this period.