Cotton & Nuts 1 Shilling Uganda Authentic Coin Money for Jewelry and Craft Making

Cotton & Nuts 1 Shilling Uganda Authentic Coin Charm for Jewelry and Craft Making Obverse: Coat of Arms Lettering: BANK OF UGANDA · ONE SHILLING Reverse: Denomination surrounded by cotton sprigs above a sack of nuts. Features Issuer Uganda Period Republic (1962-date) Type Standard circulation coin Year 1987 Value 1 Shilling 1 UGX = 0.00028 USD Currency New shilling (1987-date) Composition Copper plated steel Weight 4.30 g Diameter 19.85 mm Thickness 2.05 mm Shape Dodecagonal (12-sided) Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑ Number N# 2112 References KM# 27 Wikipedia: Colonial Period: Cotton was introduced in Uganda by the British Colonial Government in 1903 as the first cash crop (Mukiibi, 2001). By the mid 1930’s production reached 60,000 metric tonnes (MT) (Baffes, 2009). One of the most divisive methods used to encourage cotton production during colonial rule was the enforcement of a poll tax, used to supply the British textile industry with cotton. Baffes (2009) explains that the poll