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2 Pula
| Uitgever | Bank of Botswana |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 2013-2022 |
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| Dikte | Log in om details te zien |
| Vorm | Log in om details te zien |
| Techniek | Milled |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Central bronze-plated steel disc bearing the coat of arms of Botswana, featuring two zebras as supporters flanking a shield divided into three sections with wavy lines, a cogwheel, and a bull's head below; a scroll at the base of the shield bears the national motto 'PULA' in the exergue. The date of issue appears below the central device. The surrounding nickel-plated steel ring carries the legend 'BOTSWANA' along the upper arc and 'IPELEGENG' along the lower arc, with sorghum sprigs decorating the field at either side. |
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| Rand | Reeded |
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| Oplage | Log in om details te zien |
| Aanvullende informatie |
Botswana's pula — meaning "rain" in Setswana — carries particular weight as a currency name in a country where rainfall is genuinely scarce and historically tied to prosperity. The Bank of Botswana has maintained one of the more stable currencies in sub-Saharan Africa, underpinned by diamond revenue that transformed the country from one of the world's poorest at independence in 1966 to an upper-middle-income economy within two generations.
The bimetallic construction was adopted for the 2 Pula as a straightforward anti-counterfeiting measure, a format widely introduced across African coinage in the 1990s and 2000s.