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5000 Shillings
| Issuer | Bank of Uganda |
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| Year | 2004-2009 |
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| Currency | New shilling (1987-date) |
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| Obverse description | A large intaglio vignette of Lake Bunyonyi with terraced hillsides occupies the left portion of the note, captioned 'LAKE BUNYONYI AND TERRACES' in green at lower left. The Ugandan coat of arms is positioned at upper centre beneath the 'BANK OF UGANDA' legend in red, with denomination numerals '5000' in multicolour at each corner over a geometric guilloche underprint in yellow and blue. Two manuscript signatures appear below centre, captioned 'GOVERNOR' and 'SECRETARY' respectively, with the legal tender clause rendered in letterpress. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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| Comments |
Uganda's 5000 Shilling notes from this period were printed in quantities that look substantial on paper, but the denomination was in active daily use for large retail transactions — a market where high-turnover notes wear out fast. Surviving examples from the earliest 2004 dates in anything above circulated condition are noticeably harder to source than the later dates in the run.
The watermark is the sole mechanical security feature, a fairly minimal specification for a high-denomination note by mid-2000s African central bank standards.