Uganda's wildlife coin program of the mid-1990s was partly a response to the collapse of the country's tourism revenue during the Amin and Obote years — hard currency was needed, and internationally marketed collector silver was a faster route than rebuilding infrastructure. The rhinoceros motif was deliberate: the northern white rhino's range once included Uganda, and by 1996 the species was functionally extinct there.
KM#47 is frequently found with inconsistent surface quality in the fields, a known characteristic of Ugandan silver issues of this period rather than a handling issue.
Uganda's wildlife coin program of the mid-1990s was partly a response to the collapse of the country's tourism revenue during the Amin and Obote years — hard currency was needed, and internationally marketed collector silver was a faster route than rebuilding infrastructure. The rhinoceros motif was deliberate: the northern white rhino's range once included Uganda, and by 1996 the species was functionally extinct there.
KM#47 is frequently found with inconsistent surface quality in the fields, a known characteristic of Ugandan silver issues of this period rather than a handling issue.