Uganda new date (2013) 50,000-shilling note (B159b) confirmed
2014-07-14
Like B159a, but new date (2013). Courtesy of Ricardo Castedo.Read More…
Uganda new date (2013) 10,000-shilling note (B157c) confirmed
2014-07-14
Like B157b, but new date (2013). Courtesy of Ricardo Castedo.Read More…
Uganda new date (2013) 5,000-shilling note (B156c) confirmed
2014-07-14
Like B156b, but new date (2013). Courtesy of Ricardo Castedo.Read More…
Uganda to demonetize all notes dated before 2010
2012-12-07
According to a press release dated 6 December 2012, on 1 April 2013 the Bank of Uganda will revoke the legal tender status of all notes printed before 2010, though such notes can still be exchanged for 2010 series notes at bank branches until the end of 2013, at whichRead More…
Uganda new date (2011) 5,000-shilling note (B156b) confirmed
2012-10-19
Like B156a, but new date (2011). Courtesy of Hermann Huber and Ny Andry Ranaivosolo.Read More…
Uganda new date (2011) 10,000-shilling note (B157b) confirmed
2012-05-10
Like B157a, but new date (2011). Courtesy of Monetary Research Institute.Read More…
Uganda clarifies position on 100,000-shilling note to keep up with inflation
2011-11-11
According to an UGPulse article, Governor Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile said the Bank of Uganda would consider introducing a 100,000-shilling (US$38.50) banknote if inflation doesn’t ease from recent levels around 30 percent. Currently the largest denomination is the 50,000-shilling note issued on 17 May 2010. In a follow-up statement dated 11Read More…
Uganda 50,000-shilling note (B159a) wins IBNS Banknote of 2010
2011-06-11
The International Bank Note Society’s (IBNS) ‘Banknote of 2010’ is Uganda’s 50,000-shilling note. This year, for the first time, the award was decided by a popular vote by members of the IBNS, rather than by a committee, and the award shows a strong appreciation of the 50,000-shilling note amongRead More…
East African Community moves to introduce common currency in 2012
2011-02-15
An East African Business Week article dated 14 February 2011, contains interesting information on the continuing plans to form an East African Community Monetary Union similar to the European Union, wherein all the partner states will replace their individual currencies—the Burundian franc, Kenyan shilling, Rwandan franc, Tanzanian shilling, and UgandanRead More…
Uganda 20,000-shilling note (B158a) spurs copyright claim
2010-12-29
According to an article on Daily Monitor dated 30 December 2010, the Bank of Uganda used an image of a sculpture on the front of the 20,000-shilling (US$8.60) note issued 17 May 2010 without the permission of its creator, Sylivia Nabiteeko Katende, a senior lecturer at the Margaret Trowel SchoolRead More…