Ugandan shilling

The shilling (Swahili: shilingi; abbreviation: USh; ISO code: UGX) is the currency of Uganda. Officially divided into cents until 2013, due to substantial inflation the shilling now has no subdivision.

Ugandan shilling
shilingi ya Uganda (Swahili)
Obverse of the 1,000/= note
ISO 4217
CodeUGX (numeric: 800)
Denominations
Banknotes1,000/=, 2,000/=, 5,000/=, 10,000/=, 20,000/=, 50,000/=
Coins
Freq. used100/=, 200/=, 500/=, 1,000/=
Rarely used1/=, 2/=, 5/=, 10/=, 50/=
Demographics
User(s) Uganda
Issuance
Central bankBank of Uganda
Websitewww.bou.or.ug
Valuation
Inflation4.7%
SourceThe World Factbook, 2014 est.
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