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5000 Shillings Dr. Milton Obote
| Issuer | Bank of Uganda |
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| Year | 1981 |
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| Value | 5000 Shillings (5000 UGS) |
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| Obverse description | At center, a Grey Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum) stands in left profile amid stylized water plants, rendered in fine relief against a polished field. The denomination legend 'UGANDA • 5000 SHILLINGS • PEARL OF AFRICA • 5000 SHILLINGS •' encircles the design along the periphery in raised Latin lettering. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Issued the same year Obote returned to power following the overthrow of Idi Amin and a contested 1980 election widely condemned as fraudulent, this piece belongs to a category of high-denomination gold issues produced almost entirely for export sale rather than domestic use — Uganda's shilling was effectively worthless in real terms by 1981. The Bank of Uganda authorized several such collector pieces during this period, the hard currency from foreign sales being considerably more useful than any nominal face value.