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5 Thebe reeded edge
| Issuer | Bank of Botswana |
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| Year | 1976-1989 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#4, Schön#5 |
| Obverse description | The national arms of Botswana occupies the central field, depicting a pointed oval shield bearing two cogwheels in chief above three wavy horizontal lines and a bull's head in base, flanked to the left by an elephant tusk and to the right by a stalk of sorghum. The legend BOTSWANA arcs along the left periphery and IPELEGENG along the right. A scroll inscribed PULA appears below the shield, with the date 1976 struck in the exergue beneath it. |
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| Obverse lettering | BOTSWANA IPELEGENG PULA 1976 |
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Botswana's first decimal coinage, introduced in 1976, replaced the South African rand at par following the establishment of the Botswana pula — one of the more successful post-independence currency transitions on the continent, managed without the inflationary crises that plagued neighboring states. The Bank of Botswana contracted the Royal Mint for early production runs before domestic arrangements were formalized.
The reeded edge distinguishes this type from later issues in the series.