The Ugandan shilling is the official currency of Uganda. Previously 1 shilling used to be divided into 100 cent but now the cent does not exist anymore due to inflation. The Ugandan shilling (UGX) replaced the old East african shilling in 1966. The ugandan coins come in 10, 50, 100, 200 and 500 shillings. The ugandan notes come in 1000, 2000, 5000, 10000, 20000 and 50000 Ugandan shillings.