Catalog
5 Cents Magnetic
| Issuer | Bank of Uganda |
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| Year | 1976 |
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| Composition | Copper plated steel |
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| Obverse lettering | BANK OF UGANDA 5 1976 |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The magnetic variant of Uganda's 5 cents emerged as a quiet cost-cutting measure during a period when Idi Amin's government was burning through foreign reserves at a ruinous rate. Copper-plated steel replaced the original bronze composition, a substitution driven by economics rather than any minting philosophy. KM#1a is the catalog designation separating it from its non-magnetic predecessor.