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5 Shillings FAO
| Issuer | Bank of Uganda |
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| Year | 1968 |
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| Weight | 28 g |
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| Reverse description | The central field features a finely rendered high-relief depiction of a Zebu cow (Bos indicus) facing left with head lowered to graze, accompanied by a suckling calf beneath her. Below the group, in the lower central field, the legend F.A.O. COIN PLAN is inscribed in a straight line. The legend PRODUCE MORE FOOD arcs along the upper periphery, while the commemorative date 16TH OCTOBER 1968 curves along the lower periphery. The entire design is enclosed within a beaded inner rim. |
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| Reverse lettering | PRODUCE MORE FOOD F·A·O· COIN PLAN 16th OCTOBER 1968 |
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Uganda's 1968 FAO coinage was part of a coordinated Food and Agriculture Organization campaign that saw dozens of newly independent nations issue coins bearing agricultural themes as a condition tied to FAO promotional funding and international visibility. For Uganda specifically, the timing coincided with government efforts to promote groundnut and cotton production as foreign exchange earners — the coin was as much a policy statement as a circulation piece.
At 28 grams in copper-nickel, this is a substantial piece for a five-shilling denomination, and examples that actually circulated are noticeably worn on the high points of the agricultural imagery.