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50 Shillings
| Issuer | Bank of Uganda |
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| Year | 1973 |
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| Size | 143 × 76 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | BANK OF UGANDA FIFTY SHILLINGS SHILINGI HAMSINI LEGAL TENDER FOR FIFTY SHILLINGS 50 FOR BANK OF UGANDA FOR GOD AND MY COUNTRY (Translation: Fifty shillings) |
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| Reverse lettering | BANK OF UGANDA FIFTY SHILLINGS SHILINGI HAMSINI 50 (Translation: Fifty shillings) |
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Uganda's 1973 note series came at a volatile moment — Idi Amin had expelled the Asian business community the previous year and seized foreign-owned enterprises, leaving the economy in genuine disorder. The Bank of Uganda continued issuing through Thomas De La Rue on existing contracts, a practical continuity that sat awkwardly against the political rupture happening on the ground.
Pick 8 is the second 50 Shillings type for the independent bank. Watermark security on Ugandan notes of this period is sometimes poorly centered due to paper supply inconsistencies — worth checking alignment on any example.