50 Shillings
Features
| Issuer |
Uganda
 |
|---|---|
| Issuing bank | Bank of Uganda |
| Period |
Republic (1962-date)
|
| Type | Standard circulation banknotes |
| Year | 1979 |
| Value | 50 Shillings (50 UGS) |
| Currency | Shilling (1966-1987) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 144 × 76 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 245537 |
| References | P# 13 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes). |
Series: ND (1979) "Bank Building" Issue
Obverse
Bank of Uganda building at left, arms at lower right
Script: Latin
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
Reverse
Hydroelectric dam at centre
Script: Latin
Lettering:
BANK OF UGANDA
FIFTY SHILLINGS SHILINGI HAMSINI
50
Translation: Fifty shillings
Watermark
Crested crane
© Ngdawa (CC BY-NC-SA)
Signatures
| Gideon Nkojo (GN) | Governor |
|
| Unknown (U) | Director |
|
Printer
De La Rue (Thomas de la Rue; Thomas De La Rue & Co.; TDLR), London, United Kingdom (1821-date)See also
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| Date | Signatures | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | References | Frequency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1979) | GN, U | P# 13aStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes). |
C/51 - C/70; Light printing on bank | 17% | |||||||||||
| ND (1979) | GN, U | $ 5.80 | P# 13bStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes). |
C/78 - C/132; Dark printing on bank | 80% | ||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 57
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Version | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  |
Katz Auction 167 Lot 683 
|
19 Aug 2025 | Undetermined | UNC |
USD 13.83
(EUR 12.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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  |
Katz Auction 64 Lot 383
|
17 Aug 2022 | Undetermined | UNC |
USD 58.78
(EUR 51.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp. | ||||||
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