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The first Ugandan shilling (UGS) replaced the East African shilling in 1966 at par. Following high inflation, a new shilling (UGX) was introduced in 1987 worth 100 old shillings. The shilling is usually a stable currency and predominates in most financial transactions in Uganda, which has a very efficient foreign exchange market with
Commercial banks quoted the shilling at 101.00/20 per dollar, compared with 100.80/101.00 at last Thursday's close. WEEKAHEAD-AFRICA-FX-Kenyan and Ugandan currencies expected to be stable Skip to ...
Commercial banks quoted the shilling at 100.95/101.15 per dollar, the same as last Thursday's close. WEEKAHEAD-AFRICA-FX-Kenyan and Ugandan currencies could weaken Skip to main content
Some countries have not changed their currency despite being post-colonial, for example Uganda retains the Ugandan shilling. Many African countries change their currency's appearance when a new government takes power (often the new head of state will appear on bank notes), though the notional value remains the same.
In 1921, notes were issued by the East African Currency Board in denominations of 5/-, 10/-, 20/-, 100/-, 200/-, 1,000/- and 10,000/-, with the notes of 20 shillings and above having their denominations expressed also in pounds (£1, £5, £10, £50 and £500). In 1943, 1/- notes were issued, the only occasion that such notes were produced ...
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Banknotes of 10 shillings, 1, 5, and 10 pounds issued by the Central Africa Currency Board were in circulation, together with coins of 1 ⁄ 2, 1, 3, 6 pence, and 1, 2, 2 + 1 ⁄ 2, and 5 shillings. After independence, the Bank of Zambia issued the first Zambian currency, the Zambian pound , in 1964.
Burundi used the currency of Belgian Congo until 1960, when the Rwanda and Burundi franc was introduced. Burundi began issuing its own francs in 1964 [citation needed]. There were plans to introduce a common currency, a new East African shilling, for the five member states of the East African Community by the end of 2015 [citation needed].