5 Shillings

Issuer	Bank of Uganda
Year	1977
Type	Standard circulation banknote
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Obverse description	Portrait of President Idi Amin in military uniform occupies the left portion of the note, with his bust facing right; the national arms vignette appears at lower right. The design incorporates fine guilloche underprint patterns framing the central composition.
Obverse lettering	BANK OF UGANDA FIVE SHILLINGS SHILINGI TANO LEGAL TENDER FOR FIVE SHILLINGS 5 FOR BANK OF UGANDA FOR GOD AND MY COUNTRY (Translation: Five shillings)
Reverse description	A central oval vignette rendered in fine intaglio engraving presents a woman harvesting ripe coffee berries from a laden branch amid lush foliage; the denomination numeral "5" appears in guilloche rosettes at both upper corners, flanked by leaping antelope silhouettes at lower left and right. A decorative panel at the foot of the note carries the bilingual value inscription, bordered above and below by ornamental leaf-motif friezes.
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