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500 Shillings Dusky bushbaby
| Issuer | Bank of Uganda |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Value | 500 Shillings |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the coat of arms of Uganda centered in the field, depicting a quartered shield supported by a Uganda kob (antelope) to the left and a grey crowned crane to the right, with crossed spears behind the shield. A scroll below the supporters bears the national motto FOR GOD AND MY COUNTRY. The legend BANK OF UGANDA arcs along the upper rim, while the denomination 500 SHILLINGS and the date 1999 are inscribed along the lower portion of the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANK OF UGANDA FOR GOD AND MY COUNTRY 1999 500 SHILLINGS |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents a finely detailed high-relief depiction of a dusky bushbaby (Galago matschiei) perched upon a branch, facing right with its characteristically large, forward-facing eyes prominently rendered. A leafy branch extends diagonally across the upper left field, adding naturalistic context to the composition. The Latin binomial * GALAGO MATSCHIEI * arcs along the upper rim, flanked by asterisks, and the date 1999 appears in the lower field beneath the branch. |
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