Catalog
500 Shillings
| Issuer | Bank of Uganda |
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| Year | 1998-2022 |
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| Composition | Aluminium brass |
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| Obverse description | The arms of Uganda depicted centrally in the field, featuring a shield charged with a sun and waves, supported by a Uganda kob (Kobus thomasi) on the left and a Grey crowned crane (Balearica regulorum) on the right, with a scroll below bearing the motto FOR GOD AND MY COUNTRY. The legend BANK OF UGANDA arcs along the upper periphery within a beaded border, while FIVE HUNDRED SHILLINGS runs vertically along the lower right in the field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A finely detailed portrait of a Grey crowned crane (Balearica regulorum) head and neck facing left, occupying the central field, with its distinctive radiating golden crown feathers rendered in high relief. The legend BANK OF UGANDA arcs along the upper periphery within a beaded border. The denomination 500 SHILLINGS is inscribed in two lines below the portrait, with the date of issue below that in the lower field. |
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