Botswana pula

Pula
Country:	Botswana
Subdivision:	100 Thebe
ISO 4217 code :	BWP
Abbreviation:	P
Exchange rate : (29 Mar 2020)	1  EUR  = 12.969 BWP 100 BWP = 7.7106 EUR 1  CHF  = 12.052 BWP 100 BWP = 8.2974 CHF

The pula is the currency of Botswana ( ISO code : BWP). A pula (abbreviation: P ) is divided into 100 thebe ( t ). There are banknotes in denominations of 200 (since November 2009), 100, 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 pula; Coins in the values ​​5, 2 and 1 Pula, as well as 50, 25, 10 and 5 Thebe.

2 pula coin

The currency was named after the state motto "Pula", which means something like rain , or after a solemn greeting (for example: "Let rain come!"). The word comes from the Tswana language . This shows how important water and rain are to the people of Botswana. Rain and wealth are inextricably linked here.

Accordingly, “Thebe” means raindrop in German .

Banknotes

Series from 2009
Illustration		value	Size in millimeters	colour	description
front	back				front	back	Watermark
		10	132 × 66	green	Ian Khama , President of Botswana from 2008 to 2018	Building of the National Assembly	Zebra standing on hind legs
		20th	138 × 69	red	Kgalemang Tumediso Motsete , writer, composer, politician and theologian	factory
		50	144 × 72	brown	First President of Botswana Seretse Khama	Ospreys in the Okavango Delta
		100	150 × 75	blue	Group portrait of three tribal leaders ( Sebele I , Bathoen I , Khama III. )	Orapa diamond mine and diamond appraisal
		200	156 × 78	violet	Teacher with children	Zebras

Web links

• Bank of Botswana
• The banknotes of Botswana