Catalog
50 Shillings
| Issuer | Bank of Uganda |
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| Year | 1973 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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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. |
| Reverse lettering | BANK OF UGANDA FIFTY SHILLINGS SHILINGI HAMSINI 50 (Translation: Fifty shillings) |
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