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50 Shillings
| Issuer | Bank of Uganda |
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| Year | 1979 |
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| Composition | Cotton paper |
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| Obverse description | Vignette of the Bank of Uganda headquarters building at left, rendered in fine intaglio line work against a multicolour guilloche underprint. A large numeral '50' appears at centre within an elaborate latticework panel, with the national arms at lower right flanked by two signature lines reading GOVERNOR and DIRECTOR. The serial number appears twice in red at upper right and lower left. |
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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 GOVERNOR DIRECTOR |
| Reverse description | Central vignette of the Owen Falls hydroelectric dam at Jinja rendered in detailed intaglio engraving, set within a broad arched guilloche frame. Numerals '50' appear in ornate rosette panels at each corner, with two antelope figures flanking the lower legend panel. The overall colour scheme is blue and violet on a light underprint. |
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