Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
50 Thebe
| Issuer | Bank of Botswana |
|---|---|
| Year | 1991 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Pula (1976-date) |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | The central device features the coat of arms of Botswana, comprising a shield divided into quarters bearing a cogwheel, wavy lines representing water, and a bull's head, supported on either side by two rampant zebras. A ribbon scroll beneath the shield bears the national motto PULA in incuse lettering. The country name BOTSWANA arcs along the upper legend in raised Latin characters, while the date 1991 and the word IPELEGENG appear in the lower field below the supporters. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
The KM#7a designation marks the transition from the original nickel composition to nickel clad steel — a cost-driven change that Botswana made alongside many other nations in the late 1980s and early 1990s as raw nickel prices made the original alloy economically impractical. The 1991 date places this squarely in the first years of that retooled series.