All things Botswana banknotes...

This thread can be all about the notes and related information on Botswanan banknotes.

100 pula, Pick 33b, 2010. From the studios of De La Rue. The face of this note bears the portraits of early leaders who travelled to England and with a meeting and appeal to Queen Victoria, secured concessions that spared Botswana a lot of the problems of colonialism.

The back of the note is incredible. To the right is a vignette of the world's largest diamond open pit mine. If you look closely, you might see two tiny vehicles. Which are actually huge. A single tire on one of these vehicles cost 50,000 US dollars to replace. A woman with a jeweler's loupe is inspecting a tray of diamonds. Her hairstyle, cornrows, historically allowed people to know her tribal affiliations. I particularly liked her manicured nails.

This is a favorite note of mine.

10 Pula (p-35) from 2018

This is the only one I have from Botswana.


Fun fact: Pula means "rain".

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