Archive for the ‘UGANDA’ Category

2 SHILLINGS  (KM# 28)

Weight: 8.1000 g.
Alloy: Copper Plated Steel
Diameter: 24.37 mm
Obv: National arms
Rev: Value in center circle of flowered sprigs
Edge: Plain

Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BU 1987 - - - - 1.00 1.50

SHILLING  (KM# 27)

Weight: 4.3000 g.
Alloy: Copper Plated Steel
Diameter: 19.85 mm
Obv: National arms
Rev: Flowers 3/4 surround value within center circle, sack below above date
Edge: Plain

Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BU 1987 - - - - 0.25 0.40

   The Republic of Uganda, a former British protectorate located astride the equator in east-central Africa, has an area of 91,134 sq. mi. (236,040 sq. km.) and a population of *17 million. Capital: Kampala. Agriculture, including livestock, is the basis of the economy; there is some mining of copper, tin, gold and lead. Coffee, cotton, copper and tea are exported. Read the rest of this entry »