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5 Pula Pope's Visit
| Issuer | Bank of Botswana |
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| Year | 1988 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Botswana occupies the central field, depicting a shield supported on either side by a rearing zebra, with a cogwheel and wavy lines in the upper portion of the shield and a bull's head cabochon in the lower portion. A scroll beneath the supporters bears the national motto PULA. The country name BOTSWANA arcs along the upper legend, while the date 1988 and the national motto IPELEGENG appear in the lower field below the scroll. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Pope John Paul II visited Botswana in September 1988 as part of a sweeping six-nation southern African tour — one of his many pastoral visits to the continent, which he prioritized heavily throughout his pontificate. Botswana's Catholic population was modest, but the visit carried diplomatic weight in a region where the Church was deeply embedded in education and healthcare infrastructure.
Copper-nickel commemoratives of this type rarely achieve significant secondary market premiums unless tied to a short mintage run, which the Bank of Botswana did not widely publicize for this issue.