Coins from Botswana

Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Formerly known as the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana took on its new name after becoming independent on 30 September 1966. Botswana is said to have the best perceived corruption ranking in Africa since at least 1998. Hard to believe, but Botswana is currently Africa's oldest continuous democracy. Topographically flat, the Kalahari Desert covers around 70% of the 581,730 km² (224,610 square miles) land. It has a population of just over 2 million people, making Botswana one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world. The capital and largest city, Gaborone is home to only 10% of the population. In the 1960s it had a GDP per capita of about US$70 per year, but since then has transformed itself into one of the world's fastest-growing economies. The economy is sustained by mining, cattle, and tourism. Today, Botswana has an astonishing GDP per capita of about $18,825 per year as of 2015, which is one of the highest in Africa, a growth of almost 27,000% from 1960. The currency is the Pula (translated as rain) divided into 100 Thebe (raindrops). The first coins were issued to commemorate the independence in 1966, while first circulation coins were only issued in 1976, 10 years after independence.
Wikidata: Q963

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Rand (1961-1976)

Available for swap 50 Cents (Independence)
ND (1966)

Non-circulating coin: Independence
Silver (.800) • 10 g • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# 1, Schön# 1, N# 17784

Unspecified currency

10 Thebe (Independence)
ND (1966)

Non-circulating coin: Independence
Gold (.900) • 11.29 g • ⌀ 24.5 mm
KM# 2, Schön# 2, N# 61830

Pula (1976-date)

100 Thebe = 1 Pula

5 Pula (Independence)
ND (1976)

Non-circulating coin: 10th Anniversary of Independence
Silver (.925) • 28.28 g • ⌀ 38.6 mm
KM# 9, Schön# 10, N# 23188
Available for swap 5 Pula (Independence; Silver Proof Issue)
1976

Non-circulating coin: 10th Anniversary of Independence
Silver (.925) • 28.28 g • ⌀ 38 mm
KM# 9a, Schön# 10a, N# 23189
150 Pula (Independence)
1976

Non-circulating coin: 10th Anniversary of Independence
Gold (.917) • 15.98 g • ⌀ 28.4 mm
KM# 10, Schön# 11, N# 86516
Available for swap 50 Thebe
1976-1985

Standard circulation coin
Copper-nickel • 11.31 g • ⌀ 28.5 mm
KM# 7, Schön# 8, N# 4374
Available for swap 1 Pula
1976-1987

Standard circulation coin
Copper-nickel • 10.3 g • ⌀ 29.5 mm
KM# 8, Schön# 9, N# 9364
Available for swap 5 Thebe (reeded edge)
1976-1989

Standard circulation coin
Bronze • 2.7 g • ⌀ 19.5 mm
KM# 4, Schön# 5, N# 1047
Available for swap 10 Thebe
1976-1989

Standard circulation coin
Copper-nickel • 3.83 g • ⌀ 22.0 mm
KM# 5, Schön# 6, N# 1048
Available for swap 25 Thebe (World Food Day)
1976-1989

Circulating commemorative coin: (World Food Day) FAO
Copper-nickel • 5.73 g • ⌀ 25 mm
KM# 6, Schön# 7, N# 4375
Available for swap 1 Thebe
1976-1991

Standard circulation coin
Aluminium-magnesium • 0.7 g • ⌀ 18.5 mm
KM# 3, Schön# 3, N# 4373
5 Pula (Gemsbok)
1978

Non-circulating coin: 15th anniversary of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
Silver (.500) • 28.30 g • ⌀ 38.61 mm
KM# 11, Schön# 12, N# 46476
Available for swap 5 Pula (Gemsbok)
1978

Non-circulating coin: 15th anniversary of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
Silver (.925) • 28.50 g • ⌀ 38.61 mm
KM# 11a, Schön# 12a, N# 134977
Available for swap 10 Pula (Klipspringer)
1978

Non-circulating coin: Wildlife Series - Klipspringer
Silver (.500) • 35.00 g • ⌀ 42 mm
KM# 12, Schön# 13, N# 107229
Available for swap 10 Pula (Klipspringer)
1978

Non-circulating coin: Wildlife Series - Klipspringer
Silver (.925) • 35 g • ⌀ 41 mm
KM# 12a, Schön# 13a, N# 32328
150 Pula (Brown Hyena)
1978

Non-circulating coin: Conservation series
Gold (.900) • 33.437 g • ⌀ 34 mm
KM# 13, Schön# 14, N# 66449
5 Pula (Disabled persons)
1981

Non-circulating coin: International Year of Disabled Persons
Silver (.925) • 28.500 g • ⌀ 38.61 mm
KM# 15, Schön# 15, N# 43697
5 Pula (Disabled persons; Peidfort)
1981

Pattern: International Year of Disabled Persons
Silver
KM# P1, N# 309644
150 Pula (Year of Disabled Persons)
1981

Non-circulating coin: International Year of Disabled Persons
Gold (.917) • 15.98 g • ⌀ 28.4 mm
KM# 16, Schön# 16, N# 107239
150 Pula (Year of Disabled Persons; Piedfort)
1981

Pattern: International Year of Disabled Persons
Gold
KM# P2, N# 310145
Available for swap 2 Thebe (World Food Day; FAO)
1981-1985

Circulating commemorative coin: FAO - World Food Day
Bronze • 1.8 g • ⌀ 17.4 mm
KM# 14, Schön# 4, N# 3528
2 Pula (Commonwealth Games)
1986

Non-circulating coin: Commonwealth Games
Silver (.500) • 28.28 g • ⌀ 38.61 mm
KM# 17, Schön# 17, N# 107209
2 Pula (Commonwealth Games)
1986

Non-circulating coin: Commonwealth Games
Silver (.925) • 28.28 g
KM# 17a, Schön# 17a, N# 107210
2 Pula (Slaty Egret)
1986

Non-circulating coin: Wildlife Series - Slaty Egret
Silver (.925) • 28.28 g • ⌀ 38.61 mm
KM# 18, Schön# 18, N# 27423
5 Pula (Wildlife)
1986

Non-circulating coin: Wildlife - Red Lechwes
Gold (.917) • 15.98 g • ⌀ 28 mm
KM# 19, Schön# 19, N# 88609
Available for swap 5 Pula (Pope's Visit)
1988

Non-circulating coin: Pope's Visit
Copper-nickel • 28 g • ⌀ 38.5 mm
KM# 20, Schön# 21, N# 31976
5 Pula (Pope's Visit)
1988

Non-circulating coin: Pope's Visit
Silver (.925) • 28.28 g
KM# 20a, Schön# 21a, N# 107212
5 Pula (Summer Olympics)
1988

Non-circulating coin: 1988 Summer Olympics
Silver (.925) • 28.28 g • ⌀ 38 mm
KM# 21, Schön# 20, N# 47061
2 Pula (Save the Children Fund)
1989

Non-circulating coin: Save the Children Fund
Silver (.925) • 28.28 g • ⌀ 38 mm
KM# 22, Schön# 22, N# 84747
5 Pula (Save the Children Fund)
1989

Non-circulating coin: Save the Children Fund
Gold (.917) • 10.00 g • ⌀ 25 mm
KM# 23, Schön# 23, N# 107226
Available for swap 10 Thebe
1991

Standard circulation coin
Nickel clad steel • 3.8 g • ⌀ 22 mm
KM# 5a, Schön# 6a, N# 8960
Available for swap 25 Thebe (World Food Day)
1991

Circulating commemorative coin: (World Food Day) FAO
Nickel clad steel • 5.73 g • ⌀ 25 mm
KM# 6a, Schön# 7a, N# 8961
Available for swap 50 Thebe
1991

Standard circulation coin
Nickel clad steel • 11.17 g • ⌀ 28.5 mm
KM# 7a, Schön# 8a, N# 11920
Available for swap 5 Thebe
1991-1996

Standard circulation coin
Bronze clad steel • 2.8 g • ⌀ 19.5 mm
KM# 4a, Schön# 5a, N# 8957
Available for swap 1 Pula
1991-2007

Standard circulation coin
Nickel brass • 8.8 g • ⌀ 24 mm
KM# 24, Schön# 28, N# 3232
Available for swap 2 Pula
1994

Standard circulation coin
Nickel brass • 6.03 g • ⌀ 26.4 mm
KM# 25, Schön# 29, N# 3233
Available for swap 50 Thebe
1996-2001

Standard circulation coin
Nickel clad steel • 4.82 g • ⌀ 21.3 mm
KM# 29, Schön# 27, N# 5411
Available for swap 10 Thebe
1998-2008

Standard circulation coin
Nickel clad steel • 2.8 g • ⌀ 18 mm
KM# 27, Schön# 25, N# 8959
Available for swap 5 Thebe
1998-2009

Standard circulation coin
Copper plated steel • 2.41 g • ⌀ 16.9 mm
KM# 26, Schön# 24, N# 5410
Available for swap 25 Thebe
1998-2009

Standard circulation coin
Nickel clad steel • 3.5 g • ⌀ 20 mm
KM# 28, Schön# 26, N# 3231
Available for swap 5 Pula
2000-2007

Standard circulation coin
Bimetallic: copper-nickel centre in brass ring • 6.0 g • ⌀ 23.5 mm
KM# 30, Schön# 31, N# 9187
Available for swap 2 Pula
2004

Standard circulation coin
Brass plated steel • 6.02 g • ⌀ 24.6 mm
KM# 25a, Schön# 30, N# 8962
Available for swap 5 Thebe
2013

Standard circulation coin
Nickel clad steel • 2.218 g • ⌀ 18 mm
KM# 31, Schön# 32, N# 58715
Available for swap 25 Thebe
2013

Standard circulation coin
Nickel clad steel • 4.2 g • ⌀ 22 mm
KM# 33, Schön# 34, N# 58717
Available for swap 50 Thebe
2013

Standard circulation coin
Nickel clad steel • 5.3 g • ⌀ 24 mm
KM# 34, Schön# 35, N# 57875
Available for swap 10 Thebe
2013-2016

Standard circulation coin
Nickel clad steel • 2.8 g • ⌀ 20 mm
KM# 32, Schön# 33, N# 58716
Available for swap 5 Pula
2013-2016

Standard circulation coin
Bimetallic: copper-nickel plated steel centre in brass plated steel ring • 8.7 g • ⌀ 28 mm
KM# 37, Schön# 38, N# 57610
Available for swap 1 Pula
2013-2022

Standard circulation coin
Brass plated steel • 7.8 g • ⌀ 26 mm
KM# 35, Schön# 36, N# 57873
Available for swap 2 Pula
2013-2022

Standard circulation coin
Bimetallic: bronze plated steel centre in nickel plated steel ring • 7.3 g • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# 36, Schön# 37, N# 57611

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