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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7_%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A" title="بولا بوتسواني – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="بولا بوتسواني" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pula_(moneda)" title="Pula (moneda) – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Pula (moneda)" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botsvana_pulas%C4%B1" title="Botsvana pulası – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Botsvana pulası" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botswana_pula" title="Botswana pula – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Botswana pula" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%81%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BF%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B0" title="Батсванская пула – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Батсванская пула" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B0_(%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8E%D1%82%D0%B0)" title="Пула (валюта) – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Пула (валюта)" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%BE%D1%82%D1%81%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%BF%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B0" title="Ботсванска пула – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Ботсванска пула" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pula_(moneiz)" title="Pula (moneiz) – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Pula (moneiz)" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pula_botswanesa" title="Pula botswanesa – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Pula botswanesa" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botswansk%C3%A1_pula" title="Botswanská pula – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Botswanská pula" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dag mw-list-item"><a href="https://dag.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botswana_pula" title="Botswana pula – Dagbani" lang="dag" hreflang="dag" data-title="Botswana pula" data-language-autonym="Dagbanli" data-language-local-name="Dagbani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dagbanli</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pula_(valuta)" title="Pula (valuta) – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Pula (valuta)" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botswanischer_Pula" title="Botswanischer Pula – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Botswanischer Pula" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botswana_pula" title="Botswana pula – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Botswana pula" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A0%CE%BF%CF%8D%CE%BB%CE%B1" title="Πούλα – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Πούλα" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pula_(moneda)" title="Pula (moneda) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Pula (moneda)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bocvana_pulao" title="Bocvana pulao – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Bocvana pulao" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botswanar_pula" title="Botswanar pula – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Botswanar pula" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7" title="پولای بوتسوانا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="پولای بوتسوانا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pula_(monnaie)" title="Pula (monnaie) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Pula (monnaie)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pula_(moeda)" title="Pula (moeda) – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Pula (moeda)" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%B3%B4%EC%B8%A0%EC%99%80%EB%82%98_%ED%92%80%EB%9D%BC" title="보츠와나 풀라 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="보츠와나 풀라" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botswana_pula" title="Botswana pula – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="Botswana pula" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hausa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B2%D5%B8%D5%BF%D5%BE%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D5%BA%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%AC%D5%A1" title="Բոտվանական պուլա – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Բոտվանական պուլա" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bocvanska_pula" title="Bocvanska pula – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Bocvanska pula" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bpy mw-list-item"><a href="https://bpy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8B%E0%A7%8E%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE_%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE" title="বোৎসোয়ানা পুলা – Bishnupriya" lang="bpy" hreflang="bpy" data-title="বোৎসোয়ানা পুলা" data-language-autonym="বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী" data-language-local-name="Bishnupriya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pula_Botswana" title="Pula Botswana – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Pula Botswana" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pula_del_Botswana" title="Pula del Botswana – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Pula del Botswana" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%94_(%D7%9E%D7%98%D7%91%D7%A2)" title="פולה (מטבע) – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="פולה (מטבע)" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botsvanos_pula" title="Botsvanos pula – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Botsvanos pula" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botswanai_pula" title="Botswanai pula – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Botswanai pula" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%BE%D1%86%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%BF%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B0" title="Боцванска пула – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Боцванска пула" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%AC%E0%B5%8B%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%A8_%E0%B4%AA%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%B2" title="ബോട്സ്വാന പുല – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ബോട്സ്വാന പുല" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE" title="बोत्स्वाना पुला – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="बोत्स्वाना पुला" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7_%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7" title="بوتسوانا بولا – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="بوتسوانا بولا" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pula_Botswana" title="Pula Botswana – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Pula Botswana" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botswaanse_pula" title="Botswaanse pula – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Botswaanse pula" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%97%E3%83%A9" title="プラ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="プラ" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botswansk_pula" title="Botswansk pula – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Botswansk pula" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item"><a href="https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7_%D9%BE%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7" title="د بوتسوانا پولا – Pashto" lang="ps" hreflang="ps" data-title="د بوتسوانا پولا" data-language-autonym="پښتو" data-language-local-name="Pashto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پښتو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pula_(waluta)" title="Pula (waluta) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Pula (waluta)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pula_(moeda)" title="Pula (moeda) – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Pula (moeda)" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pula_botswanez%C4%83" title="Pula botswaneză – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Pula botswaneză" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%BE%D1%82%D1%81%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BF%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B0" title="Ботсванская пула – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Ботсванская пула" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco 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dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Currency of Botswana</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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center">Reverse of 2 pula (1980s)</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: lightskyblue"><a href="/wiki/ISO_4217" title="ISO 4217">ISO 4217</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Code</th><td class="infobox-data">BWP (numeric: <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886049734">.mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace}</style><span class="monospaced">072</span>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ISO_4217#Minor_unit_decimals" title="ISO 4217">Subunit</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="6998100000000000000♠"></span>0.01</span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: lightskyblue">Unit</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Unit</th><td class="infobox-data">pula</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Currency_symbol" title="Currency symbol">Symbol</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="font-size:120%">P</span>‎</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: lightskyblue"><a href="/wiki/Denomination_(currency)" title="Denomination (currency)">Denominations</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Subunit</th><td class="infobox-data"></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">100</span></span></span></th><td class="infobox-data">thebe</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Banknotes</th><td class="infobox-data">10, 20, 50, 100, 200 pula</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Coins</th><td class="infobox-data">5, 10, 25, 50 thebe, 1, 2, 5 pula</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: lightskyblue">Demographics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date of introduction</th><td class="infobox-data">23 August 1976</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Official user(s)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_Botswana.svg/23px-Flag_of_Botswana.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_Botswana.svg/35px-Flag_of_Botswana.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_Botswana.svg/45px-Flag_of_Botswana.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Botswana" title="Botswana">Botswana</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Unofficial user(s)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg/23px-Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg/35px-Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg/46px-Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Zimbabwe" title="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: lightskyblue">Issuance</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Central_bank" title="Central bank">Central bank</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bank_of_Botswana" title="Bank of Botswana">Bank of Botswana</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold"> Website</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.bankofbotswana.bw">www<wbr />.bankofbotswana<wbr />.bw</a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: lightskyblue">Valuation</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Monetary_inflation" title="Monetary inflation">Inflation</a></th><td class="infobox-data">2.50% (April 2020)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold"> Source</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bankofbotswana.bw">Bank of Botswana</a>, 7 July 2016</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold"> Method</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Consumer_price_index" title="Consumer price index">CPI</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>pula</b> (also known as the Botswana dollar) is the <a href="/wiki/Currency" title="Currency">currency</a> of <a href="/wiki/Botswana" title="Botswana">Botswana</a>. It has the <a href="/wiki/ISO_4217" title="ISO 4217">ISO 4217</a> code <i>BWP</i> and is subdivided into 100 <i>thebe</i>. <i>Pula</i> literally means "rain" in <a href="/wiki/Setswana" class="mw-redirect" title="Setswana">Setswana</a>, because <a href="/wiki/Rain" title="Rain">rain</a> is very scarce in Botswana—home to much of the <a href="/wiki/Kalahari_Desert" title="Kalahari Desert">Kalahari Desert</a>—and therefore valuable and a blessing.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The word also serves as the national motto of the country. </p><p>A sub-unit of the currency is known as <i>thebe</i>, or "shield",<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and represents defence.<sup id="cite_ref-Chartered_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chartered-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The names were picked with the help of the public.<sup id="cite_ref-Chartered_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chartered-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Botswana_pula&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The pula was introduced on 23 August 1976, subsequently known as "Pula Day", replacing the <a href="/wiki/South_African_rand" title="South African rand">rand</a> at par. One hundred days after the pula was introduced, the rand ceased to be legal tender in Botswana.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coins">Coins</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Botswana_pula&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Coins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1976, coins were introduced in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 25 and 50 thebe. The 1 thebe was struck in aluminium, with the 5 thebe in bronze and the others in <a href="/wiki/Cupro-nickel" class="mw-redirect" title="Cupro-nickel">cupro-nickel</a>. These coins were round except for the scalloped 1 pula. Bronze, <a href="/wiki/Dodecagon" title="Dodecagon">dodecagonal</a> 2 thebe coins were introduced in 1981 and discontinued after 1985. In 1991, bronze-plated steel replaced bronze in the 5 thebe, nickel-plated steel replaced cupro-nickel in the 10, 25 and 50 thebe and the 1 pula changed to a smaller, <a href="/wiki/Nickel" title="Nickel">nickel</a>-<a href="/wiki/Brass" title="Brass">brass</a>, <a href="/wiki/Equilateral_curve" class="mw-redirect" title="Equilateral curve">equilateral-curve</a> seven-sided coin. A similarly shaped, nickel-brass 2 pula was introduced in 1994. In 2004, the composition was changed to brass-plated steel and the size was slightly reduced.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following the withdrawal of the 1 and 2 thebe in 1991 and 1998 respectively, smaller 5, 10, 25 and 50 thebe coins were introduced, with the 5 and 25 thebe coins being seven-sided and the 10 and 50 thebe coins remaining round.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A bimetallic 5 pula depicting a <a href="/wiki/Imbrasia_belina" class="mw-redirect" title="Imbrasia belina">mopane caterpillar</a> and a branch of the <a href="/wiki/Mopane_tree" class="mw-redirect" title="Mopane tree">mopane tree</a> it feeds on was introduced in 2000 composed of a cupronickel centre in a ring made of aluminium-nickel-bronze.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A new series of coins was introduced in 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> All previous coins were demonetized with effect from 28 August 2014, and remained exchangeable to current coins for 5 years until 28 August 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The word "Ipelegeng" is found on the coins, which literally means "to carry your own weight" or "to be self-sufficient or independent" but in general has various different meanings in the Tswana language.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="9">Botswana pula coins </th></tr> <tr> <th>Image</th> <th>Value</th> <th>Composition</th> <th>Diameter</th> <th>Weight</th> <th>Thickness</th> <th>Edge</th> <th>      Issued      </th> <th>Demonetized </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td> </td> <td>1 thebe </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aluminium" title="Aluminium">Aluminium</a> </td> <td>18.5 mm </td> <td>0.8 g </td> <td>1.22 mm </td> <td>Smooth </td> <td>1976–1991 </td> <td>1 July 2014 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td> </td> <td>2 thebe </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bronze" title="Bronze">Bronze</a> </td> <td>17.4 mm (dodecagonal) </td> <td>1.8 g </td> <td>1.05 mm </td> <td>Smooth </td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;">1981–1985 </td> <td>1 July 2014 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td> </td> <td>5 thebe </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bronze" title="Bronze">Bronze</a> </td> <td>19.5 mm </td> <td>2.8 g </td> <td>1.17 mm </td> <td>Reeded </td> <td>1976–1989 </td> <td>1 July 2014 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td> </td> <td>5 thebe </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bronze" title="Bronze">Bronze</a>-plated steel </td> <td>19.5 mm </td> <td>2.8 g </td> <td>1.28 mm </td> <td>Smooth or reeded </td> <td>1991–1996 </td> <td>1 July 2014 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td> </td> <td>5 thebe </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bronze" title="Bronze">Bronze</a>-plated steel </td> <td>17 mm (heptagonal) </td> <td>2.41 g </td> <td>1.75 mm </td> <td>Smooth </td> <td>1998–2009 </td> <td>1 July 2014 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td> </td> <td>5 thebe </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nickel" title="Nickel">Nickel</a>-plated steel </td> <td>18 mm (heptagonal) </td> <td>2.218 g </td> <td>1.3 mm </td> <td>Smooth </td> <td>2013 </td> <td>current </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td> </td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;">10 thebe </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Copper-nickel" class="mw-redirect" title="Copper-nickel">Copper-nickel</a> </td> <td>22 mm </td> <td>4 g </td> <td>1.33 mm </td> <td>Reeded </td> <td>1976–1989 </td> <td>1 July 2014 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td> </td> <td>10 thebe </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nickel" title="Nickel">Nickel</a>-plated steel </td> <td>22 mm </td> <td>3.8 g </td> <td> </td> <td>Reeded </td> <td>1991 </td> <td>1 July 2014 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td> </td> <td>10 thebe </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nickel" title="Nickel">Nickel</a>-plated steel </td> <td>18 mm </td> <td>2.8 g </td> <td>1.75 mm </td> <td>Reeded </td> <td>1998–2008 </td> <td>1 July 2014 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td> </td> <td>10 thebe </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nickel" title="Nickel">Nickel</a>-plated steel </td> <td>20 mm </td> <td>2.8 g </td> <td>1.4 mm </td> <td>Reeded </td> <td>2013 </td> <td>current </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td> </td> <td>25 thebe </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Copper-nickel" class="mw-redirect" title="Copper-nickel">Copper-nickel</a> </td> <td>25 mm </td> <td>5.8 g </td> <td> </td> <td>Reeded </td> <td>1976–1989 </td> <td>1 July 2014 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td> </td> <td>25 thebe </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nickel" title="Nickel">Nickel</a>-plated steel </td> <td>25 mm </td> <td>5.73 g </td> <td> </td> <td>Reeded </td> <td>1991 </td> <td>1 July 2014 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td> </td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;">25 thebe </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nickel" title="Nickel">Nickel</a>-plated steel </td> <td>20 mm (heptagonal) </td> <td>3.5 g </td> <td>1.8 mm </td> <td>Smooth </td> <td>1998–2009 </td> <td>1 July 2014 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td> </td> <td>25 thebe </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nickel" title="Nickel">Nickel</a>-plated steel </td> <td>22 mm (heptagonal) </td> <td>4.2 g </td> <td>1.6 mm </td> <td>Smooth </td> <td>2013 </td> <td>current </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td> </td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;">50 thebe </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Copper-nickel" class="mw-redirect" title="Copper-nickel">Copper-nickel</a> </td> <td>28 mm </td> <td>11.4 g </td> <td>2.3 mm </td> <td>Reeded </td> <td>1976–1985 </td> <td>1 July 2014 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td> </td> <td>50 thebe </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Copper-nickel" class="mw-redirect" title="Copper-nickel">Copper-nickel</a> </td> <td>28 mm </td> <td>11.4 g </td> <td>2.3 mm </td> <td>Reeded </td> <td>1976–1985 </td> <td>1 July 2014 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td> </td> <td>50 thebe </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nickel" title="Nickel">Nickel</a>-plated steel </td> <td>28 mm </td> <td>11.4 g </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>1991 </td> <td>1 July 2014 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td><br /> </td> <td>50 thebe </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nickel" title="Nickel">Nickel</a>-plated steel </td> <td>21.3 mm </td> <td>4.82 g </td> <td>2.2 mm </td> <td>Smooth </td> <td>1996–2001 </td> <td>1 July 2014 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td> </td> <td>50 thebe </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nickel" title="Nickel">Nickel</a>-plated steel </td> <td>24 mm </td> <td>5.3 g </td> <td>1.8 mm </td> <td>Reeded </td> <td>2013 </td> <td>current </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td> </td> <td>1 pula </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Copper-nickel" class="mw-redirect" title="Copper-nickel">Copper-nickel</a> </td> <td>29.5 mm; scalloped (with 12 notches) </td> <td>16.4 g </td> <td> </td> <td>Smooth </td> <td>1976–1987 </td> <td>1 July 2014 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td> </td> <td>1 pula </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nickel" title="Nickel">Nickel</a>-<a href="/wiki/Brass" title="Brass">brass</a> </td> <td>24 mm (heptagonal) </td> <td>8.8 g </td> <td>2.7 mm </td> <td>Segmented (10 reeds per 7 sections) </td> <td>1991–2007 </td> <td>1 July 2014 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td> </td> <td>1 pula </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bronze" title="Bronze">Bronze</a>-plated steel </td> <td>26 mm </td> <td>7.8 g </td> <td> </td> <td>Smooth </td> <td>2013–2016 </td> <td>current </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td> </td> <td>2 pula </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nickel" title="Nickel">Nickel</a>-<a href="/wiki/Brass" title="Brass">brass</a> </td> <td>26.4 mm (heptagonal) </td> <td>6.3 g </td> <td>2.4 mm </td> <td>Segmented (19 reeds per 7 sections) </td> <td>1994 </td> <td>1 July 2014 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td><br /> </td> <td>2 pula </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brass" title="Brass">brass</a>-plated steel </td> <td>24.6 mm (heptagonal) </td> <td>6.02 g </td> <td>2 mm </td> <td>Segmented (19 reeds per 7 sections) </td> <td>2004 </td> <td>1 July 2014 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td> </td> <td>2 pula </td> <td>Bi-metallic; <a href="/wiki/Bronze" title="Bronze">bronze</a>-plated steel in center, <a href="/wiki/Nickel" title="Nickel">nickel</a>-plated steel in ring </td> <td>27 mm </td> <td>7.3 g </td> <td>2 mm </td> <td>Reeded </td> <td>2013–2016 </td> <td>current </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td> </td> <td>5 pula </td> <td>Bi-metallic; <a href="/wiki/Copper-nickel" class="mw-redirect" title="Copper-nickel">copper-nickel</a> in center, <a href="/wiki/Brass" title="Brass">brass</a> in ring </td> <td>23.5 mm </td> <td>6 g </td> <td>2 mm </td> <td>Reeded </td> <td>2000–2007 </td> <td>1 July 2014 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td> </td> <td>5 pula </td> <td>Bi-metallic; <a href="/wiki/Copper-nickel" class="mw-redirect" title="Copper-nickel">copper-nickel</a> in center, <a href="/wiki/Brass" title="Brass">brass</a> in ring </td> <td>28 mm </td> <td>8.7 g </td> <td>2.2 mm </td> <td>Segmented </td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;">2013–2016 </td> <td>current </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Banknotes">Banknotes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Botswana_pula&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Banknotes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 23 August 1976,<sup id="cite_ref-banknotebook2011_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-banknotebook2011-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the <a href="/wiki/Bank_of_Botswana" title="Bank of Botswana">Bank of Botswana</a> introduced notes in denominations of 1, 2, 5, and 10 pula; a 20 pula note followed on 16 February 1978. The 1 and 2 pula notes were replaced by coins in 1991 and 1994, whilst the first 50 and 100 pula notes were introduced on 29 May 1990 and 23 August 1993, respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-banknotebook2011_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-banknotebook2011-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 5 pula note was replaced by a coin in 2000. The original 1, 2 and 5 pula banknotes were <a href="/wiki/Demonetised" class="mw-redirect" title="Demonetised">demonetized</a> on 1 July 2011. </p><p>The current series of notes was introduced on 23 August 2009<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and contains, for the first time, a 200 pula banknote. </p><p>In response to the concern of the poor quality of the paper of the 10 pula banknote, the Bank of Botswana unveiled a 10 pula banknote in <a href="/wiki/Polymer_banknote" title="Polymer banknote">polymer</a> in November 2017 which was issued to the public on 1 February 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2020, the Bank of Botswana issued a new 10 pula polymer banknote that features an image of the current President of Botswana, <a href="/wiki/Mokgweetsi_Masisi" title="Mokgweetsi Masisi">Mokgweetsi Masisi</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="7">Banknotes of the Botswana pula (2009 issue) </th></tr> <tr> <th>Image </th> <th></th> <th>Value</th> <th>Main colour</th> <th>Obverse</th> <th>Reverse</th> <th>Watermark </th></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>10 pula </td> <td>Green </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_heads_of_state_of_Botswana" class="mw-redirect" title="List of heads of state of Botswana">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Ian_Khama" title="Ian Khama">Seretse Khama Ian Khama</a> </td> <td>Parliament building, <a href="/wiki/Gaborone" title="Gaborone">Gaborone</a> </td> <td>Rampant zebra and electrotype 10 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>20 pula </td> <td>Red </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fatshe_leno_la_rona" title="Fatshe leno la rona">Kgalemang Tumediso Motsete</a> </td> <td>Mining equipment </td> <td>Rampant zebra and electrotype 20 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>50 pula </td> <td>Brown </td> <td>President <a href="/wiki/Seretse_Khama" title="Seretse Khama">Sir Seretse Khama</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Okavango_Delta" title="Okavango Delta">Okavango Delta</a> swamps, boat, fish eagle </td> <td>Rampant zebra and electrotype 50 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>100 pula </td> <td>Blue </td> <td>Three chiefs (<a href="/wiki/Sebele_I" title="Sebele I">Sebele I</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bathoen_I" title="Bathoen I">Bathoen I</a>, <a href="/wiki/Khama_III" title="Khama III">Khama III</a>) </td> <td>Diamond sorting, <a href="/wiki/Open-pit" class="mw-redirect" title="Open-pit">open-pit</a> diamond mine </td> <td>Rampant zebra and electrotype 100 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;">200 pula </td> <td>Purple </td> <td>Female teacher and children </td> <td>Zebras </td> <td>Rampant zebra and electrotype 200 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6">Banknotes of the Botswana pula (10 Pula polymer banknotes) </th></tr> <tr> <th>Image</th> <th>Value</th> <th>Main colour</th> <th>Obverse</th> <th>Reverse</th> <th>Watermark </th></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>10 pula </td> <td>Green </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_heads_of_state_of_Botswana" class="mw-redirect" title="List of heads of state of Botswana">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Ian_Khama" title="Ian Khama">Seretse Khama Ian Khama</a> </td> <td>Parliament building, <a href="/wiki/Gaborone" title="Gaborone">Gaborone</a> </td> <td>Rampant zebra window </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>10 pula </td> <td>Green </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_heads_of_state_of_Botswana" class="mw-redirect" title="List of heads of state of Botswana">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Mokgweetsi_Masisi" title="Mokgweetsi Masisi">Mokgweetsi Masisi</a> </td> <td>Parliament building, <a href="/wiki/Gaborone" title="Gaborone">Gaborone</a> </td> <td>Rampant zebra window </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="toccolours" style="margin: 0.5em auto; text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr><th style="background: #A7C3FF;" colspan="2"> Current BWP exchange rates</th> </tr><tr> <td>From <a href="/wiki/Google_Finance" title="Google Finance">Google Finance</a>: </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/finance/quote/AUD-BWP">AUD</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/finance/quote/CAD-BWP">CAD</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/finance/quote/CHF-BWP">CHF</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/finance/quote/CNY-BWP">CNY</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/finance/quote/EUR-BWP">EUR</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/finance/quote/GBP-BWP">GBP</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/finance/quote/HKD-BWP">HKD</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/finance/quote/JPY-BWP">JPY</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/finance/quote/USD-BWP">USD</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/finance/quote/ZAR-BWP">ZAR</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>From <a href="/wiki/Yahoo!_Finance" class="mw-redirect" title="Yahoo! Finance">Yahoo! Finance</a>: </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/AUDBWP=X">AUD</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/CADBWP=X">CAD</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/CHFBWP=X">CHF</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/CNYBWP=X">CNY</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/EURBWP=X">EUR</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/GBPBWP=X">GBP</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/HKDBWP=X">HKD</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/JPYBWP=X">JPY</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/USDBWP=X">USD</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/ZARBWP=X">ZAR</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>From <a href="/wiki/XE.com" title="XE.com">XE.com</a>: </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/convert/?Amount=1&From=AUD&To=BWP">AUD</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/convert/?Amount=1&From=CAD&To=BWP">CAD</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/convert/?Amount=1&From=CHF&To=BWP">CHF</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/convert/?Amount=1&From=CNY&To=BWP">CNY</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/convert/?Amount=1&From=EUR&To=BWP">EUR</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/convert/?Amount=1&From=GBP&To=BWP">GBP</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/convert/?Amount=1&From=HKD&To=BWP">HKD</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/convert/?Amount=1&From=JPY&To=BWP">JPY</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/convert/?Amount=1&From=USD&To=BWP">USD</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/convert/?Amount=1&From=ZAR&To=BWP">ZAR</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>From OANDA: </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.oanda.com/currency-converter/en/?amount=1&from=AUD&to=BWP">AUD</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.oanda.com/currency-converter/en/?amount=1&from=CAD&to=BWP">CAD</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.oanda.com/currency-converter/en/?amount=1&from=CHF&to=BWP">CHF</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.oanda.com/currency-converter/en/?amount=1&from=CNY&to=BWP">CNY</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.oanda.com/currency-converter/en/?amount=1&from=EUR&to=BWP">EUR</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.oanda.com/currency-converter/en/?amount=1&from=GBP&to=BWP">GBP</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.oanda.com/currency-converter/en/?amount=1&from=HKD&to=BWP">HKD</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.oanda.com/currency-converter/en/?amount=1&from=JPY&to=BWP">JPY</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.oanda.com/currency-converter/en/?amount=1&from=USD&to=BWP">USD</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.oanda.com/currency-converter/en/?amount=1&from=ZAR&to=BWP">ZAR</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Botswana_pula&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Zimbabwe"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Due to <a href="/wiki/Hyperinflation_in_Zimbabwe" title="Hyperinflation in Zimbabwe">hyperinflation in Zimbabwe</a> from 2006 to 2008, the government of Zimbabwe has allowed circulation of foreign currency since 2008. The <a href="/wiki/Zimbabwean_dollar" title="Zimbabwean dollar">Zimbabwean dollar</a> became obsolete on 12 April 2009. Several currencies, including the <a href="/wiki/South_African_rand" title="South African rand">South African rand</a> and Botswana pula, circulate in <a href="/wiki/Zimbabwe" title="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Zimbabwe_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Zimbabwe-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> along with the <a href="/wiki/Zimbabwean_bond_notes" title="Zimbabwean bond notes">Zimbabwean bond notes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Zimbabwean_bond_coins" title="Zimbabwean bond coins">bond coins</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Lesotho">Lesotho</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Botswana_pula&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Lesotho"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The word <i>pula</i> also serves as part of the national motto of the <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Lesotho" class="mw-redirect" title="Kingdom of Lesotho">Kingdom of Lesotho</a>. As in Botswana, it means "rain" in the <a href="/wiki/Sotho_language" title="Sotho language">Sotho language</a> and is considered a synonym for "blessing". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Botswana_pula&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Botswana" title="Economy of Botswana">Economy of Botswana</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Botswana_pula&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://factrepublic.com/facts/20785/">"Pula currency"</a>. <i>FactRepublic.com</i>. 2018-11-09<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2020-05-26</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=FactRepublic.com&rft.atitle=Pula+currency&rft.date=2018-11-09&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ffactrepublic.com%2Ffacts%2F20785%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABotswana+pula" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bankofbotswana.bw/content/history-botswana-currency">"History of Botswana Currency | Bank of Botswana"</a>. <i>www.bankofbotswana.bw</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2020-05-26</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.bankofbotswana.bw&rft.atitle=History+of+Botswana+Currency+%7C+Bank+of+Botswana&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bankofbotswana.bw%2Fcontent%2Fhistory-botswana-currency&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABotswana+pula" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMasire2006" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Ketumile_Masire" class="mw-redirect" title="Ketumile Masire">Masire, Ketumile</a> (2006). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=Gb8VAQAAIAAJ"><i>Very brave or very foolish?</i></a>. Macmillan Botswana. p. 81. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-99912-404-8-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-99912-404-8-0"><bdi>978-99912-404-8-0</bdi></a>. <q><i>Pula</i> (rain) was an easy choice for the currency, and the decimal coins were called <i>thebe</i> (shield).</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Very+brave+or+very+foolish%3F&rft.pages=81&rft.pub=Macmillan+Botswana&rft.date=2006&rft.isbn=978-99912-404-8-0&rft.aulast=Masire&rft.aufirst=Ketumile&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DGb8VAQAAIAAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABotswana+pula" class="Z3988"></span> (Memoirs of a former president of Botswana)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Chartered-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Chartered_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Chartered_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=RMq3AAAAIAAJ"><i>Standard Chartered Review</i></a>. Standard Chartered Bank. 1976. p. 9. <q>The new names <i>pula</i> and <i>thebe</i> were chosen following an invitation to the public to submit a their suggestions [...] The meaning of "thebe" is shield — the traditional means of defence.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Standard+Chartered+Review&rft.pages=9&rft.pub=Standard+Chartered+Bank&rft.date=1976&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DRMq3AAAAIAAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABotswana+pula" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bankofbotswana.bw/content/history-botswana-currency">"History of Botswana Currency | Bank of Botswana"</a>. <i>www.bankofbotswana.bw</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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