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50 Shillings
| Issuer | Bank of Uganda |
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| Year | 1973 |
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| Printer | Thomas De La Rue & Company, London, United Kingdom |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing bust portrait of President Idi Amin in military uniform occupies the left portion of the note, with the national arms vignette at lower right. Guilloche underprint patterns frame the design, with the issuer name arched across the upper field. Denomination numerals appear at the lower corners. |
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| Reverse description | A central aerial-perspective vignette illustrates the Owen Falls Dam and Nalubaale Power Station at Jinja, set within a large oval guilloche border, with the churning waters of the Victoria Nile rendered in fine intaglio engraving. Rampant kob antelope figures flank the lower denomination panel at left and right, while rosette medallions bearing the numeral 50 occupy the upper corners against a multicolour guilloche underprint. |
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Uganda's 1973 note series came at a volatile moment — Idi Amin had expelled the Asian business community the previous year and seized foreign-owned enterprises, leaving the economy in genuine disorder. The Bank of Uganda continued issuing through Thomas De La Rue on existing contracts, a practical continuity that sat awkwardly against the political rupture happening on the ground.
Pick 8 is the second 50 Shillings type for the independent bank. Watermark security on Ugandan notes of this period is sometimes poorly centered due to paper supply inconsistencies — worth checking alignment on any example.