OBJECT OF THE WEEK CONTEST//COINS🤑🤑

Special thanks to @strecoza for this contest. I would like to invite @cutieprossie, @littlemissmukene and @nantaleesther to take part too.

COINS!!
In Uganda, we have used to have coins starting from 50shs. At the time, 50shs would buy a sweet at the very least but as times progressed, it was scrapped off as it lost the little value it had. So our coins start from 100shs now. 100shs is not much money here considering the fact that our currency value is so low.

Following 100shs is the 200shs coins, the 500shs coin and then the 1000shs coin. In the picture below is the 100, 200 and 500 shs coins.

The 100 and 200shs coins are sliver while the 500shs coin has a yellowish color.
All Ugandan money has an embodiment of agriculture seeing as it is the backbone of our community. The 100shs coin has a cow because many ugandans keep cattle and it is used for bride price by many cultures here. The cow is also a token for some Ugandan tribes and as such, it is a tabbo for such tribes to eat beef from certain types of cows.

The 200shs coin has a fish. Fish farming is an activity that is done by quiet a few people in Uganda. But fish itself is some what a delicacy as many Ugandan love eating it. A good example is...when you visit a Ugandan beach, something that will never miss on the menu is fried fish. And for some people, if you say that you went to the beach but you don't have fried fish, it's equivalent to you not going at all.

Lastly but not least is the 500shs coin which has a head of a created crane. The created crane is a treasured bird in Uganda because it is our country's national emblem. It is not allowed to hurt this bird or eat it. If you are caught doing so, prison time is a huge possibility for you. I have had the opportunity to see a created crane up close and all I can say is that it is a gracefully beautiful creature.

Lastly is the 1000shs coin. As you can see, this one has a full picture of the crested crane.

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The crested crane is standing on one leg just like it appears on the Uganda national flag. Growing up, we were taught that what that means is that the country is moving forward. This coin didn't exist until around 2010 when it was first minted.
When it had just been minted and supplied in the Ugandan economy, everyone wanted to own a few coins of it because it was new and it was unique.

At times, even I would keep a bunch of 1000shs coins around not wanting to spend them🤣🤣 but those times passed. However, it is rare to come across this particular coin these days. Maybe people still hoard them.

One thing about me and coins is this...I love new coins. If I get a new coin that is still sparkling and shinny like it has just left the mint, I want to hold onto it for as long as I can.