Browsing the Net I found this rendering of the coat of Arms of the Bank of Uganda.
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Re: CoA Bank of Uganda
Interesting. I wonder what the charges on the chief are : light bulbs, or perhaps some ancient East African coins?
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Re: CoA Bank of Uganda
Probably cowrie shells, widely used as currency in Africa having been introduced from the Maldives.
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Re: CoA Bank of Uganda
Chris Green wrote:Probably cowrie shells, widely used as currency in Africa having been introduced from the Maldives.
An interesting suggestion. They would certainly be appropriate as charges -- much more original than bezants.
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Re: CoA Bank of Uganda
While the ribs on the shells suggested cowries to me (symbolic of money in many parts of the world), the outline certainly called light bulbs to mind. Perhaps the tiler had no idea what he was doing.
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