50 Shillings

Issuer	Bank of Uganda
Year	1985
Type	Standard circulation banknote
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Obverse description	At left, a forward-facing portrait bust of President Apollo Milton Obote is set against a fine guilloche underprint, with the national arms rendered in intaglio at lower right. Two signatures appear below the portrait, accompanied by the issuer's name and denomination inscribed in both English and Swahili. Serial numbers are positioned in the upper left and lower right areas.
Obverse lettering	BANK OF UGANDA FIFTY SHILLINGS SHILINGI HAMSINI LEGAL TENDER FOR FIFTY SHILLINGS 50 FOR BANK OF UGANDA (Translation: Fifty shillings)
Reverse description	The central vignette presents an aerial intaglio view of the Nalubaale (Owen Falls) hydroelectric dam and power station spanning the Nile, rendered in brown tones within an oval guilloche frame. Rearing kob antelopes occupy the lower corners, while rosette medallions bearing the numeral '50' appear at upper left and right. A denomination panel at the base carries inscriptions in both English and Swahili.
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