Ugandan shilling
Ugandan shilling: a currency still in use.
- Dates in use
- Still in use; introduction date not established here
- Currency code
- UGX
- Ancestry branch
- Indian rupee
Where this money came from
9 ancestors · 0 descendants. Follow a name to its history. Select a dated connection for its evidence.
No successor is established here. This does not imply extinction.
The story
The World Bank reports that the 1987 Ugandan currency conversion confiscated 30 percent of the value of balances; this is not adequately described by a nominal rescaling ratio alone. [1]
The indexed Bank of Uganda timeline dates its first national coin to 2 January 1967, a distinct milestone from opening the bank in August 1966. [2]
Turning points
Conversion levy reported
Inference: The World Bank reports that the 1987 Ugandan currency conversion confiscated 30 percent of the value of balances; this is not adequately described by a nominal rescaling ratio alone. [1]
Sources and evidence
- World Bank · Uganda Financial Sector Strategy Update, Report 15081, volume II, 10 November 1995 C478 ↗
- Bank of Uganda · History & Legacy — Bank of Uganda, indexed timeline C639 ↗
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“Ugandan shilling.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Reader edition 2026-10-13; research dataset v44. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/FTM000235.html