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5 Pula Independence, Silver Proof Issue
| Issuer | Bank of Botswana |
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| Year | 1976 |
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| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Stuart Devlin Reverse: Michael Hibbit |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 1976 - Proof - 22,000 |
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Botswana's 1976 silver proof was issued to mark a decade of independence from Britain, achieved in 1966 when the former Bechuanaland Protectorate became one of Africa's few peaceful post-colonial transitions. The timing also coincided with the early years of diamond revenue from Orapa — discovered in 1967 — which would soon transform one of the world's poorest nations into a regional economic anomaly.
The .925 specification and 28.28g weight place this squarely in the Royal Mint proof tradition, almost certainly struck in London under contract rather than domestically.