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5000 Shillings HMS Investigator
| Issuer | Bank of Uganda |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Value | 5000 Shillings |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 2002 - Proof - 2,500 |
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HMS Investigator is best known for the 1850–1854 Arctic expedition under Robert McClure, during which the crew became the first to complete the Northwest Passage — though largely on foot across the ice rather than by ship. The vessel was abandoned in Mercy Bay in 1853 after becoming icebound, and remained frozen there for over a century. McClure's crew was rescued by a sledge party from HMS Resolute.
Uganda's connection to the ship is purely commercial — the early 2000s saw a proliferation of Pacific and African island and nation issues depicting historic vessels, produced for the collector market with no meaningful tie to the issuing authority.