The 200 Pula is the highest denomination in the Bank of Botswana's series introduced for the 2009 reissue, reflecting the country's sustained economic growth driven by diamond revenues — Botswana had by this point become one of the world's largest producers of gem-quality diamonds, and the currency's purchasing power was stable enough to justify a note of this value without inflationary alarm. De La Rue's involvement was longstanding; the printer had handled Botswana's banknotes since independence.
Cotton substrate, watermark, and a security thread are the primary anti-counterfeiting measures — modest by contemporary standards for a top-denomination note, though Botswana's relatively low cash transaction volumes meant sophisticated forgery was never a pressing operational concern.
The 200 Pula is the highest denomination in the Bank of Botswana's series introduced for the 2009 reissue, reflecting the country's sustained economic growth driven by diamond revenues — Botswana had by this point become one of the world's largest producers of gem-quality diamonds, and the currency's purchasing power was stable enough to justify a note of this value without inflationary alarm. De La Rue's involvement was longstanding; the printer had handled Botswana's banknotes since independence.
Cotton substrate, watermark, and a security thread are the primary anti-counterfeiting measures — modest by contemporary standards for a top-denomination note, though Botswana's relatively low cash transaction volumes meant sophisticated forgery was never a pressing operational concern.