5 Shillings

5 Shillings - obverse5 Shillings - reverse

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Features

Issuer Uganda
Issuing entity Bank of Uganda
Period Republic (1962-date)
Type Standard banknote
Year 1979
Value 5 Shillings (5 UGS)
Currency Shilling (1966-1987)
Composition Paper
Size 136 × 70 mm
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
215439
References P# 10
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Modern issues 1961-present (25th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States.
And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

Bank of Uganda building at left, arms at lower right

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BANK OF UGANDA
FIVE SHILLINGS
SHILINGI TANO
LEGAL TENDER FOR FIVE SHILLINGS
5
FOR BANK OF UGANDA
FOR GOD AND MY COUNTRY

Translation: Five shillings

Reverse

Woman picking coffee beans at centre

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BANK OF UGANDA
FIVE SHILLINGS SHILINGI TANO
5

Translation: Five shillings

Watermark

Crested crane

5 Shillings -  obverse

© Ngdawa (CC BY-NC-SA)

Printer

De La Rue (Thomas de la Rue; Thomas De La Rue & Co.; TDLR), London, United Kingdom (1821-date)

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1979)  $ 1.90

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