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2007 Rwanda 100 Francs, KM# 32   |
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2002 Morocco 2 Dirhams:  |
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Timely topic for me. I just returned from a trip to Uganda, and here is the only coin I received in change during the two weeks I was there, 500 shillings.   |
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Timely topic for me. I just returned from a trip to Uganda, and here is the only coin I received in change during the two weeks I was there, 500 shillings. I like the cameo affect.  |
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A big "Thank You" from me to you jbuck!
Great idea and I appreciate it!
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Zurie that is a wickedly interesting and fascinating coin. Wow! Very cool.
Would you mind sharing any of the back story as related to the coin and/or any other info that can't be found from just researching the Internets.
I'm making the assumption that this was received as change during a commerce transaction.
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I agree it's a cool looking coin. The bird on the obverse is a crested crane, the national bird of Uganda. The coat of arms on the reverse has a Ugandan kob (type of antelope) and the crested crane. At current exchange rates, the 500 shilling coin is worth about 13 cents. Virtually every cash transaction we made were with bills, even in local markets, since they have 1000 shilling bills. I wish I had a more interesting story on how I acquired this coin, but I actually got it as change at the Entebbe airport on our last day in Uganda. If I had been thinking, I would have asked them for some more change!
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A big "Thank You" from me to you jbuck! You are very welcome. |
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One Namibian Dollar. This coin shows a Bateleur Eagle on the reverse and the country's coat-of-arms on the obverse. I got it in change when I visited Namibia on a business trip in 2002. The Namibian dollar was introduced in 1993, replacing the South African Rand at par. At the time of my visit, South African coins and notes still circulated freely in Namibia.  |
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Very nice! |
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1994 Tanzania. 100 Shilingi.   |
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1994 Tanzania. 100 Shilingi. Nice example! |
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Gambia 50 bututs 1998:  |
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Gambia 50 bututs 1998: Very nice! |
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2004 South Africa. 20 Cents Sepedi/Sesotho Legend - Afrika Borwa.   |
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