Issued to commemorate Pope Paul VI's visit to Uganda in July 1969 — the first papal visit to Africa in history. The trip was a deliberate gesture toward the newly independent nations of the continent, culminating in Paul VI's canonization of the twenty-two Ugandan Martyrs at a ceremony in Kampala. Uganda's mint capacity at the time was essentially nonexistent, and these pieces were struck abroad to fulfill the commemorative mandate of the newly established central bank.
Issued to commemorate Pope Paul VI's visit to Uganda in July 1969 — the first papal visit to Africa in history. The trip was a deliberate gesture toward the newly independent nations of the continent, culminating in Paul VI's canonization of the twenty-two Ugandan Martyrs at a ceremony in Kampala. Uganda's mint capacity at the time was essentially nonexistent, and these pieces were struck abroad to fulfill the commemorative mandate of the newly established central bank.