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Ugandan shilling


Name: Ugandan shilling
Defn: 100c=1sh
Symbol:
Code: UGX
Desc: should be East African shilling before 1969
Units of money:
cent c 1
shilling sh 100

Users of this currency: Uganda (2911 stamps, 1962-2017)

Denominations used in this currency:
Denom Usages Selected stamps
5c 7   10/9/1962 prusgrn issue=independence d=Murchison Falls ... 12/1/1979 red issue=1979 due
10c 8   10/9/1962 brn issue=independence d=tocacco growing ... 12/1/1979 grn issue=1979 due
15c 3   10/9/1962 issue=independence d=coffee growing ... 10/9/1969 dt=flowers (1969 Uganda) d=Cassia didymobotrya
20c 8   10/9/1962 issue=independence d=Ankole cattle ... 12/1/1979 bl issue=1979 due
30c 11   7/28/1962 orgred&blk issue=Nile source discovery 100th d=Ripon Waterfall & Speke monument ... 12/1/1979 redbrn issue=1979 due
40c 7   10/9/1965 dt=birds (1965 Uganda) d=blue-breasted kingfisher (1965) ... 12/1/1979 dkpur issue=1979 due
50c 18   7/28/1962 blvio&blk issue=Nile source discovery 100th d=Ripon Waterfall & Speke monument ... 9/25/1978 issue=blood pressure d=Measurements of high blood pressure
60c 1   10/9/1969 dt=flowers (1969 Uganda) d=Oncoba spinosa (1969)
65c 1   10/9/1965 dt=birds (1965 Uganda) d=black-winged red bishop
70c 2   10/9/1969 dt=flowers (1969 Uganda) d=Carissa edulis, 10/9/1975 dt=crops (1975) d=tea (1975)
80c 2   10/9/1975 dt=crops (1975) d=bananas (1975), 8/22/1977 oc=blk on=60c-unissued
1sh 32   10/9/1962 issue=independence d=Mulago Hospital ... 1/18/1988 issue=Minerals 1988 dt=minerals (1988)
1.30sh 4   7/28/1962 dkblgrn&blk issue=Nile source discovery 100th d=Ripon Waterfall & Speke monument ... 10/26/1967 issue=13th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference d=Parliamentary building Kampala
= 1sh30c 1   2/20/1965 d=crowned crane (1965)
1.50sh 4   10/9/1969 dt=flowers (1969 Uganda) d=Clerodendrum myricoides (a) ... 5/6/1980 issue=London 1980 d=Sir Rowland Hill Stamp MiNr 102
= 1sh50c 2   12/16/1978 issue=flight 75th d=Boarding a domestic flight, 2/15/1979 issue=coronation 25th d=regalia
2sh 21   10/9/1962 issue=independence d=Makerere College ... 1/18/1988 issue=Minerals 1988 dt=minerals (1988) d=galena (1988)
2.50sh 4   7/28/1962 bl&blk issue=Nile source discovery 100th d=Ripon Waterfall & Speke monument ... 10/9/1969 dt=flowers (1969 Uganda) d=Acanthus arboreus
2.70sh 6   2/15/1979 issue=Ugandan Catholic Church 100th d=Ugandese Pilgrims to Rome Holy Year 1975 ... 3/1/1981 issue=150th Anniversary of the Birth of Heinrich von Stephan d=Mail aircraft 1935
= 2sh70c 2   12/16/1978 issue=flight 75th d=Export of Uganda Coffee, 2/15/1979 issue=coronation 25th d=coronation ceremony
3sh 13   9/29/1969 dt=flowers (1969 Uganda) d=Acanthus arboreus oc=blk on=1969-2.50sh ... 8/14/1987 dt=Milestones of Transportation (1987 Uganda)
5sh 42   10/9/1962 issue=independence d=copper mining ... 6/8/1990 issue=50th Anniversary of Second World War
1000 1   6/18/2008 issue=Olympics 2008 d=javelin throw (2008)
= 10sh 64   10/9/1962 issue=independence d=Cement Industry ... 6/26/1991 issue=100th Anniversary of the Death of Vincent Van Gogh d="Snowy Landscape with Arles" - Vincent Van Gogh
1234 2   12/12/1989 dt=anniversaries (1989) d=MInisheet(111 x 83mm), 5/13/1996 issue=CHINA '96 dt=paintings by Qi Baishi d=Minishet(140 x 90mm)
15sh 8   8/14/1987 dt=Milestones of Transportation (1987 Uganda) ... 9/3/1990 dt=birds of Uganda (1990) d=Bucorvus leadbeateri (1990)
20sh 44   10/9/1962 issue=independence d=Parliamentary buildings (Uganda) ... 10/9/1992 dt=birds (1992 Uganda) d=Falco chicquera
25sh 17   12/29/1980 issue=Olympics 1980 ... 8/6/1990 issue=150th Anniversary of the Penny Black
30sh 22   9/21/1981 issue=100th Anniversary of the Birth of Picasso d="Detail of a Nude asleep in a Landscape"… ... 10/9/1992 dt=birds (1992 Uganda) d=Tockus flavirostris (1992)
35sh 10   7/22/1987 dt=flora and fauna (1987) d=Panthera leo, Pennisetum purpureum ... 1/30/1989 issue=Olympic Gold Medal Winners 1988
40sh 12   9/29/1969 oc=blk on=1969-20sh ... 2/25/1991 issue=Olympics 1992 in 1991
45sh 13   7/22/1987 dt=flora and fauna (1987) d=Acinonyx jubatus & Hyphaene thebaica ... 9/3/1990 dt=birds of Uganda (1990) d=Choriotis kori
50sh 82   7/13/1981 issue=Royal Wedding surcharges d=++on=5sh ... 3/5/1997 issue=HONG KONG '97 dt=paintings by Wu Changshuo d="Red Plum Blossom and Daffodil" - Wu Cha…
60sh 3   5/15/1989 dt=paintings by Hokusai d="Fuji from Shichirigahama" - Hokusai ... 6/26/1991 issue=100th Anniversary of the Death of Vincent Van Gogh d="The Drinkers" - Vincent Van Gogh
70sh 29   8/22/1983 dt=endangered wildlife (1983) d=Loxodonta africana (1983) ... 7/19/1991 dt=Fungi (1991 Uganda) d=Agrocybe broadwayi
75sh 5   4/24/1989 issue=World Cup 1990 in 1989 ... 6/8/1990 issue=50th Anniversary of Second World War
80sh 7   8/3/1990 issue=10th Anniversary of Pan-African Postal Union ... 2/20/1992 issue=Walt Disney Characters on World Tour
90sh 30   10/28/1988 issue=125th Anniversary of International Red Cross ... 11/25/1991 dt=Botanical Gardens of the World d=Epacris impressa
100sh 112   5/5/1982 issue=100th Anniversary of Robert Koch's Discovery of Tubercle Bacillus d=Robert Koch TBC-pathogen ... 5/5/2017 issue=Primates of Uganda d=bush baby (2017)
115sh 5   10/1/1984 issue=Olympics 1984 d=javelin ... 7/1/1985 issue=UN child survival campaign
120sh 1   5/15/1989 dt=paintings by Hokusai d="Fuji above Lightning" - Hokusai
125sh 2   11/15/1989 issue=Exploration of Africa d=Sir Samuel Baker, 2/25/1991 issue=Olympics 1992 in 1991
135sh 3   11/7/1983 issue=1983 provisional d=++on=1sh-Panthera leo ... 6/10/1985 issue=1985 dt=fishes (1985 Uganda) d=Mormyrus kannume (1985)
140sh 7   4/30/1986 issue=Halley's Comet ... 8/1/1991 issue=Endangered Species 1991 d=Loxodonta africana (1991 Uganda)
150sh 65   5/5/1982 issue=100th Anniversary of Robert Koch's Discovery of Tubercle Bacillus d=Education at medical college ... 7/31/1997 issue=75th Anniversary of Makerere University
155sh 5   10/1/1984 issue=Olympics 1984 d=Wrestling ... 7/1/1985 issue=UN child survival campaign
175sh 11   11/7/1983 issue=1983 provisional d=++on=30sh-Gazella thomsonii ... 4/17/1990 issue=Expo '90 dt=flowering trees (1990 Uganda) d=Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (1990)
180sh 4   4/1/1986 issue=40th Anniversary of United Nations ... 7/19/1991 dt=Fungi (1991 Uganda) d=Marasmiellus subcinereus
200sh 156   7/13/1981 issue=Royal Wedding surcharges d=++on=20sh-Prince Charles ... 12/1/1997 issue=Christmas 1997 d="Cupid and Dolphin" - Andrea del Verrocc
205sh 1   4/1/1985 issue=1985 dt=fishes (1985 Uganda) d=Haplochromis brownae
250sh 93   7/13/1981 issue=Royal Wedding surcharges d=++on=25sh ... 10/3/1997 issue=World Cup 1998 in 1997 b d=Paulo Rossi
300sh 170   8/22/1983 dt=endangered wildlife (1983) d=Equus zebra (1983) ... 11/10/2003 issue=Christmas 2003
300+150sh 1   1/18/1998 issue=18th Anniversary of Pan African Postal Union d=Gorilla gorilla beringei (1998 Uganda)
350sh 66   10/31/1988 issue=500th Anniversary of the Birth of Titian d="The Speech of Alfonso D'Avalos" - Titian ... 1/4/1999 issue=Year of the Rabbit 1999 d=Oryctolagus cuniculus (1999)
400sh 98   11/7/1983 issue=1983 provisional d=++on=80sh-Lycaon pictus ... 2/25/2011 issue=5th Papal Anniversary of Pope Benedict XVI
400+100sh 1   9/19/1983 issue=100th Anniversary of Boys' Brigade
450sh 38   7/13/1994 issue=Moths 1994 dt=moths (1994 Uganda) d=Euchloron megaera (1994) ... 10/3/1997 issue=World Cup 1998 in 1997 d=Dino Zoff, Italy
500sh 192   10/1/1984 issue=Olympics 1984 ... 5/5/2017 issue=Primates of Uganda d=chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)
550sh 27   3/27/1996 issue=Wildlife of Uganda 1996 dt=wildlife of Uganda (1996) d=Diceros bicornis (1996) ... 2/1/1999 issue=Hairstyles 1999 dt=Hairstyles (1999)
600sh 131   8/6/1990 issue=150th Anniversary of the Penny Black ... 4/29/2011 issue=Royal Wedding 2011
650sh 1   9/3/1990 dt=birds of Uganda (1990) d=saddlebill stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis (1990)
700sh 111   11/7/1983 issue=1983 provisional d=++on=5sh-Kobus defassa ... 5/5/2017 issue=Primates of Uganda d=Black & White Colobus Colobus guereza
750sh 1   8/3/1990 issue=10th Anniversary of Pan-African Postal Union
800sh 45   1/18/1991 dt=fishes of Uganda d=Hemichromis bimaculatus (1991 Uganda) ... 5/5/2017 issue=Primates of Uganda d=olive baboon (Papio anubis)
850sh 1   6/22/2005 issue=2005 dt=flowering plants of Uganda d=Angraecum sp.
900sh 31   7/27/1992 issue=500th Anniversary of Discovery of America d=Old compass ... 5/5/2017 issue=Primates of Uganda d=De Brazza's monkey (Cercopithecus neglectus)
1000sh 154   11/7/1983 issue=1983 provisional d=++on=1.50sh-Gorilla gorilla ... 5/5/2017 issue=Primates of Uganda d=L'Hoest's monkey (Cercopithecus lhoesti)
1050sh 3   8/3/2012 issue=Olympics 2012
1100sh 13   8/23/2001 issue=Dogs 2001 dt=dogs (2001 Uganda) d=Canis familiaris (2001) ... 5/5/2017 issue=Primates of Uganda d=Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei)
1200sh 98   2/25/1991 issue=Olympics 1992 in 1991 ... 10/6/2005 dt=fishes of Lake Victoria (2005) d=Rastrineobola agentea
1300sh 8   8/23/2001 issue=Dogs 2001 dt=dogs (2001 Uganda) d=Canis familiaris (2001) ... 4/1/2014 issue=Year of the Horse 2014
1400sh 44   11/25/1991 dt=Botanical Gardens of the World ... 6/22/2005 issue=2005 dt=flowering plants of Uganda d=Begonia coccinea
1500sh 26   4/30/1986 issue=Liberation by National Resistance Army ... 8/3/2012 issue=Olympics 2012
1600sh 24   6/22/2005 issue=2005 dt=flowering plants of Uganda d=Impatiens walleriana ... 2/25/2011 issue=5th Papal Anniversary of Pope Benedict XVI
1800sh 24   12/18/1991 issue=Christmas 1991 dt=paintings by Piero della Francesca d="The Brera Altarpiece" - Piero della Fra… ... 5/5/2017 issue=Primates of Uganda d=Vervet monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus)
1900sh 3   3/29/2012 issue=Discovery of HIV/AIDS 30th ... 5/5/2017 issue=Primates of Uganda d=Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei)
2000sh 108   4/1/1986 issue=40th Anniversary of United Nations ... 5/5/2017 issue=Primates of Uganda d=blue monkey (Cercopithecus mitis)
2250sh 6   4/1/2014 issue=Year of the Horse 2014
2500sh 174   6/10/1985 issue=1985 dt=fishes (1985 Uganda) d=Malapterurus electricus (b) ... 4/1/2014 issue=birds 2014 d=Aquila chrysaetos (2014 Uganda)
2700sh 5   3/29/2012 issue=Discovery of HIV/AIDS 30th ... 5/5/2017 issue=Primates of Uganda d=olive baboon (Papio anubis)
3000sh 87   4/17/1986 issue=World Cup 1986 ... 5/5/2017 issue=Primates of Uganda d=golden monkey Cercopithecus kandti
3200sh 7   12/1/2014 issue=Philakorea 2014 d=Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (2014) ... 11/27/2015 issue=50th Anniversary of the Canonization of the Uganda Martyrs 2014 d=Kasubi Nabulagala 1881
3400sh 47   3/29/2012 issue=Discovery of HIV/AIDS 30th ... 5/5/2017 issue=Primates of Uganda d=chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)
3500sh 23   8/14/2000 issue=African Railway Locomotives dt=African Railway locomotives (2000) d=Egyptian States Railways British locomotive 4-8-2 ... 7/15/2003 issue=Queen Elizabeth II coronation 50th
4000sh 22   1992 issue=Butterflies 1992 dt=butterflies (1992 Uganda) d=Acraea natalica (1992) ... 7/8/2013 dt=misc (2013) d=Neophron percnopterus (2013)
4100sh 46   3/30/2012 issue=Fishes of the African Great Lakes dt=fauna of the African Great Lakes region d=Lates niloticus (2012) ... 11/8/2012 issue=WWF SecretaryBird d=secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius
5000sh 12   1992 issue=Butterflies 1992 dt=butterflies (1992 Uganda) d=Euphaedra themis ... 11/27/2007 issue=Pre-CHOGM 2007
6000sh 2   11/20/1995 issue=Reptiles 1995 b d=Chameleo sp., 6/22/2005 issue=2005 dt=flowering plants of Uganda d=Ixora hybrida
7500sh 18   7/8/2013 dt=misc (2013) d=Karl Malone ... 11/25/2013 issue=World in Stamps d=Butterflies - R.P. Kampuchea
8300sh 15   3/30/2012 dt=fauna of the African Great Lakes region d=Cichlid haplochromis petronius ... 7/26/2012 issue=15th Anniversary of Chess Match between Deep blue and Gary Kasparov in 1997
8800sh 7   12/31/2013 issue=birth of Prince George of Cambridge ... 4/1/2014 issue=Year of the Horse 2014
10000sh 7   11/20/1995 issue=Reptiles 1995 b ... 11/27/2015 issue=50th Anniversary of the Canonization of the Uganda Martyrs 2014 d=Relics of The Uganda Martyrs
20000sh 1   6/22/2005 issue=2005 dt=flowering plants of Uganda d=Cucurbita pepo

Used by 2911 stamps: (See all uses as list)
Uganda 7/28/1962 50c blvio&blk issue=Nile source discovery 100th d=Ripon Waterfall & Speke monument wmk=St Edwards crown & CA perf=14
Uganda 7/28/1962 1.30sh dkblgrn&blk issue=Nile source discovery 100th d=Ripon Waterfall & Speke monument wmk=St Edwards crown & CA perf=14
Uganda 7/28/1962 2.50sh bl&blk issue=Nile source discovery 100th d=Ripon Waterfall & Speke monument wmk=St Edwards crown & CA perf=14
Uganda 7/28/1962 30c orgred&blk issue=Nile source discovery 100th d=Ripon Waterfall & Speke monument wmk=St Edwards crown & CA perf=14
Uganda 10/9/1962 5sh issue=independence d=copper mining
Uganda 10/9/1962 20sh issue=independence d=Parliamentary buildings (Uganda)
Uganda 10/9/1962 10sh issue=independence d=Cement Industry
Uganda 10/9/1962 2sh issue=independence d=Makerere College
Uganda 10/9/1962 1.30sh issue=independence d=Rubaga Namirembe cathedrals Kibuli Mosque
Uganda 10/9/1962 1sh issue=independence d=Mulago Hospital
Uganda 10/9/1962 50c issue=independence d=Mountains of the Moon perf=15x14
Uganda 10/9/1962 30c bl issue=independence d=cotton growing perf=15x14
Uganda 10/9/1962 20c issue=independence d=Ankole cattle perf=15x14
Uganda 10/9/1962 15c issue=independence d=coffee growing perf=15x14
Uganda 10/9/1962 10c brn issue=independence d=tocacco growing perf=15x14
Uganda 10/9/1962 5c prusgrn issue=independence d=Murchison Falls perf=15x14
Uganda 2/20/1965 30c d=crowned crane (1965) perf=14.5
Uganda 2/20/1965 1sh30c d=crowned crane (1965) perf=14.5
Uganda 10/9/1965 5c dt=birds (1965 Uganda) d=black bee-eater
Uganda 10/9/1965 10c dt=birds (1965 Uganda) d=African jacana (1965)
Uganda 10/9/1965 15c dt=birds (1965 Uganda) d=orange weaver
Uganda 10/9/1965 20c dt=birds (1965 Uganda) d=Narina trogon
Uganda 10/9/1965 30c dt=birds (1965 Uganda) d=sacred ibis
Uganda 10/9/1965 40c dt=birds (1965 Uganda) d=blue-breasted kingfisher (1965)
Uganda 10/9/1965 50c dt=birds (1965 Uganda) d=whale-headed stork (1965)
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Uganda 11/27/2015 10000sh issue=50th Anniversary of the Canonization of the Uganda Martyrs 2014 d=Relics of The Uganda Martyrs perf=13
Uganda 11/27/2015 10000sh issue=50th Anniversary of the Canonization of the Uganda Martyrs 2014 d=The Uganda Martyrs Shrine Namugongo 2014 perf=13
Uganda 11/27/2015 500sh issue=Pope Francis' Visit to Uganda
Uganda 11/27/2015 700sh issue=Pope Francis' Visit to Uganda
Uganda 11/27/2015 1000sh issue=Pope Francis' Visit to Uganda
Uganda 11/27/2015 1100sh issue=Pope Francis' Visit to Uganda
Uganda 11/27/2015 1800sh issue=Pope Francis' Visit to Uganda
Uganda 11/27/2015 1900sh issue=Pope Francis' Visit to Uganda
Uganda 11/27/2015 2700sh issue=Pope Francis' Visit to Uganda
Uganda 11/27/2015 3400sh issue=Pope Francis' Visit to Uganda
Uganda 11/27/2015 10000sh issue=Pope Francis' Visit to Uganda perf=13
Uganda 11/27/2015 10000sh issue=Pope Francis' Visit to Uganda perf=13
Uganda 5/5/2017 100sh issue=Primates of Uganda d=bush baby (2017)
Uganda 5/5/2017 500sh issue=Primates of Uganda d=chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)
Uganda 5/5/2017 700sh issue=Primates of Uganda d=Black & White Colobus Colobus guereza
Uganda 5/5/2017 800sh issue=Primates of Uganda d=olive baboon (Papio anubis)
Uganda 5/5/2017 900sh issue=Primates of Uganda d=De Brazza's monkey (Cercopithecus neglectus)
Uganda 5/5/2017 1000sh issue=Primates of Uganda d=L'Hoest's monkey (Cercopithecus lhoesti)
Uganda 5/5/2017 1100sh issue=Primates of Uganda d=Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei)
Uganda 5/5/2017 1800sh issue=Primates of Uganda d=Vervet monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus)
Uganda 5/5/2017 1900sh issue=Primates of Uganda d=Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei)
Uganda 5/5/2017 2000sh issue=Primates of Uganda d=blue monkey (Cercopithecus mitis)
Uganda 5/5/2017 2700sh issue=Primates of Uganda d=olive baboon (Papio anubis)
Uganda 5/5/2017 3000sh issue=Primates of Uganda d=golden monkey Cercopithecus kandti
Uganda 5/5/2017 3400sh issue=Primates of Uganda d=chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)

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