The Banknotes of Uganda

Banknote production status: CURRENT.

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Bank of Uganda (1966-present)

BOU B1a P1a	5 Shillings (15.8.1966)
Images courtesy Ron Wise

BOU B2a P2a	10 Shillings (15.8.1966)
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

BOU B3a P3a	20 Shillings (15.8.1966)
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

BOU B4a P4	100 Shillings (15.8.1966)
Without "For Bank of Uganda" under demonination at upper center. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

BOU B4b P5a	100 Shillings (15.8.1966)
With "For Bank of Uganda" under denomination on front. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

BOU B5a P5A	5 Shillings (1977)
Images courtesy Ron Wise

BOU B6c P6c	10 Shillings (1973)
Signature 2. Images courtesy Ron Wise

BOU B7c P7c	20 Shillings (1973)
Signature 2. Images courtesy Ron Wise

BOU B8a P8a	50 Shillings (1973)
Signature 1. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

BOU B8c P8c	50 Shillings (1973)
Signature 2. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

BOU B9a P9a	100 Shillings (1973)
Signature 1. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

BOU B9c P9c	100 Shillings (1973)
Signature 2. Images courtesy Ron Wise

BOU B10a P10	5 Shillings (1979)
Images courtesy Ron Wise

BOU B13a P13a	50 Shillings (1979)
Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

BOU B15a P11a	10 Shillings (1979)
Light printing on back. Images courtesy Ron Wise

BOU B15a P11b	10 Shillings (1979)
Dark printing on back. Images courtesy Ron Wise

BOU B16a P12b	20 Shillings (1979)
Dark printing on back. Images courtesy Ron Wise

BOU B17a P13b	50 Shillings (1979)
Dark printing on back. Images courtesy Ron Wise

BOU B18a P14b	100 Shillings (1979)
Dark printing on back. Images courtesy Ron Wise

BOU B19a P15	5 Shillings (1982)
Images courtesy Ron Wise

BOU B20a P16	10 Shillings (1982)
Light printing on back. Images courtesy Ron Wise

BOU B20a P16	10 Shillings (1982)
Dark printing on back. Images courtesy Ron Wise

Bou B21a P17	20 Shillings (1982)
Images courtesy Ron Wise

BOU B23b P19b	100 Shillings (1982)
Signature titles = Governor and Deputy Governor. Large sized serial number prefix. Images courtesy Ron Wise

BOU B24a P20	50 Shillings (1985)
Images courtesy Ron Wise

BOU B26 P22a	500 Shillings (1983)
Images courtesy Ron Wise

BOU B27 P23a	1000 Shillings (1983)
Images courtesy Ron Wise

BOU B28a P25	500 Shillings 1986
Images courtesy Ron Wise

BOU B29a P26	1000 Shillings 1986
Images courtesy Ron Wise

BOU B30b P24b	5000 Shillings 1986
Watermark = Crested crane. Images courtesy Ron Wise

BOU B31a P27	5 Shillings 1987
Images courtesy Ron Wise

BOU B32a P28	10 Shillings 1987
Images courtesy Ron Wise

BOU B33a P29a	20 Shillings 1987
Images courtesy Ron Wise

BOU B34a P30a	50 Shillings 1987
Images courtesy Ron Wise

BOU B34c P30b	50 Shillings 1989
Images courtesy Ron Wise

BOU B34d P30c	50 Shillings 1994
Images courtesy Ron Wise

BOU B35a P31a	100 Shillings 1987
Images courtesy Ron Wise

BOU B36a P32a	200 Shillings 1987
Images courtesy Ron Wise

BOU B36b P32b	200 Shillings 1991
Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

BOU B37a P33a	500 Shillings 1991
Signature titles = Governor and Secretary, Treasury. Images courtesy Ron Wise

BOU B37b P33b	500 Shillings 1991
Signature titles = Governor and Secretary. Images courtesy Ron Wise

BOU B38b P34b	1000 Shillings 1991
Signature titles = Governor and Secretary. Images courtesy Ron Wise

BOU B39a P35a	500 Shillings 1994
Images courtesy Ron Wise

BOU B39b P35a	500 Shillings 1996
Images courtesy Ron Wise

BOU B40b P36	1000 Shillings 1996
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BOU B41b P37b	5000 Shillings 1998
Images courtesy Ron Wise

BOU B42b P38b	10,000 Shillings 1998
Images courtesy Ron Wise

BOU B43a P39a	1000 Shillings 2000
Images courtesy Ron Wise

BOU B47b P42	20,000 Shillings 2002
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