Cotton & Nuts 2 Shillings Uganda Authentic Coin Money for Jewelry and Craft Making

Cotton & Nuts 2 Shillings Uganda Authentic Coin Charm for Jewelry and Craft Making Obverse: Coat of Arms Lettering: BANK OF UGANDA · TWO SHILLINGS 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 2 Shillings 2 UGX = 0.00057 USD Currency New shilling (1987-date) Composition Copper plated steel Weight 8 g Diameter 24 mm Thickness 2.45 mm Shape Dodecagonal (12-sided) Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑ Number N# 2113 References KM# 28 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 tax