Botswana pula

Setlhophana sa madi se itsege jaaka thebe, kgotsa "shield",Masire, Ketumile (2006). Very brave or very foolish?. Macmillan Botswana. p. 81. ISBN 978-99912-404-8-0. Pula (rain) was an easy choice for the currency, and the decimal coins were called thebe (shield). (Memoirs of a former president of Botswana) mme se kaya tshireletso. Maina a ne a tlhophiwa ka thuso ya setšhaba.Standard Chartered Review. Standard Chartered Bank. 1976. p. 9. The new names pula and thebe were chosen following an invitation to the public to submit a their suggestions [...] The meaning of "thebe" is shield — the traditional means of defence.

Ditso
Pula e ne ya simolodisiwa ka Phatwe a le masome mabedi le boraro 1976, morago ga moo ya itsege jaaka "Letsatsi la Pula", go emisetsa ranta ka par. Malatsi a le lekgolo morago ga go tsenngwa ga pula, ranta e ne ya kgaotsa go nna madi a semolao kwa Botswana.

Fa e ne e simolodisiwa, pula e ne e tlhomilwe mo dolareng ya Amerika. Ka Firikgong 1979, pula e ne ya fetolwa go nna madi a a papametseng, a a sa tlhomiwang. Fa e sale ka Seetebosigo 1980, e ntse e tlhomilwe mo serotong sa madi a a bontshang mekgwa ya kgwebisano ya lefatshe, e e akaretsang ranta ya Aforika Borwa le ditshwanelo tse di kgethegileng tsa go goga tsa Letlole la Boditšhabatšhaba la Madi.Masalila, Kealeboga; Motshidisi, Oduetse (May 2003). "Botswana's exchange rate policy" (PDF). BIS Papers. 17 (13). Bank for International Settlements. Retrieved 12 Phalane 2025.

Dithebe (Madi a tshipi)
Ka 1976, madi a tshipi a ne a simolodisiwa ka ditlhopha tsa thebe ya bongwe, botlhano, lesome, masome mabedi le botlhano le masome matlhano. Thebe e le nngwe e ne e dirilwe ka aluminiam, thebe tse tlhano e ne e dirilwe ka bronze mme e mengwe e ne e itewa ka kopore-nikele. Madi ano a tshipi a ne a le kgolokwe kwantle ga pula e le nngwe e e neng e le makekete. Madi a tshipi a thebe a bronze, a a nang le dikhutlwana di le lesome le bobedi a ne a simolodisiwa ka 1981 mme a emisiwa morago ga 1985. Ka 1991, tshipi e e tsentsweng bronze e ne ya emisetsa bronze mo thebeng ya botlhano, tshipi e e apesitsweng nikele e ne ya emisetsa kopore-nikele mo go thebe ya lesome, masome mabedi le botlhano le masome matlhano ya bronze e nnye le thebe lekgolo e ne ya fetolwa go nna e nnye ya nikele-brass, ya heptagon. Pula e e nang le popego e e tshwanang, ya nickel-brass ya pula tse pedi e ne ya simolodisiwa ka 1994. Ka 2004, sebopego sa yone se ne sa fetolwa go nna tshipi e e tsentsweng brass mme bogolo jwa yone bo ne jwa fokodiwa go sekae.

Morago ga go gogelwa morago ga thebe ye nngwe le ya bobedi ka 1991 le 1998 ka go latelana, go ne ga simolodisiwa madi a tshipi a thebe a mannye a botlhano, lesome, masome mabedi le botlhano le masome matlhano, mme madi a tshipi a thebe a le botlhano le masome mabedi le botlhano a ne a le matlhakore a le supa mme madi a tshipi a thebe a le lesome le masome matlhano a ne a sala a le kgolokwe."OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF THE NEW FAMILY OF BOTSWANA COIN AT BANK OF BOTSWANA CASH MANAGEMENT CENTRE GABORONE BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT" (PDF). 27 February 2014. Retrieved 12 Phalane 2025. Bimetallic 5 pula e e bontshang seboko sa mophane le kala ya setlhare sa mophane se se se jang e ne ya simolodisiwa ka 2000 e e bopilweng ka setheo sa kopore-nikele mo lesaleng le le dirilweng ka aluminium-nickel-bronze."Coinage of Botswana". www.worldofcoins.eu. Retrieved 12 Phalane 2025.

Motseletsele o mosha wa madi a tshipi o ne wa simolodisiwa ka 2013."New Family of Coins | Bank of Botswana". www.bankofbotswana.bw. Retrieved 12 Phalane 2025. Madi otlhe a tshipi a a fetileng a ne a tlosiwa mo tirisong go simolola ka Phatwe a le masome mabedi le boferabobedi 2014, mme a ne a nna a ananngwa le madi a tshipi a ga jaana dingwaga di le tlhano go fitlha ka Phatwe a le masome mabedi le boferabobedi 2019."Republic of Botswana - Government portal". www.gov.bw. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 12 Phalane 2025.

Lefoko "Ipelegeng" le fitlhelwa mo mading a tshipi, le tota le rayang "go rwala bokete jwa gago" kgotsa "go itshetsa kgotsa go ikemela ka nosi" mme ka kakaretso le na le bokao jo bo farologaneng mo puong ya Setswana."1 Pula, Botswana".
Madi a tshipi a pula ya BotswanaSetshwantshoTlhwatlhwaCompositionBogoloBoketeBokimaEdge      Issued      E tlositswe mo tirisong1 thebeAluminium18.5 mm0.8 g1.22 mmSmooth1976–19911 July 20142 thebeBronze17.4 mm (dodecagonal)1.8 g1.05 mm1981–19855 thebeBronze19.5 mm2.8 g1.17 mmReeded1976–1989Bronze-plated steel1.28 mmSmooth or reeded1991–199617 mm (heptagonal)2.41 g1.75 mmSmooth1998–2009Nickel-plated steel18 mm (heptagonal)2.218 g1.3 mm2013current10 thebeCopper-nickel22 mm4 g1.33 mmReeded1976–19891 July 2014Nickel-plated steel3.8 g199118 mm2.8 g1.75 mm1998–200820 mm1.4 mm2013current25 thebeCopper-nickel25 mm5.8 g1976–19891 July 2014Nickel-plated steel5.73 g1991Nickel-plated steel20 mm (heptagonal)3.5 g1.8 mmSmooth1998–2009Nickel-plated steel22 mm (heptagonal)4.2 g1.6 mm2013current50 thebeCopper-nickel28 mm11.4 g2.3 mmReeded1976–19851 July 2014Nickel-plated steel199121.3 mm4.82 g2.2 mmSmooth1996–200124 mm5.3 g1.8 mmReeded2013current1 pulaCopper-nickel29.5 mm; scalloped (with 12 notches)16.4 gSmooth1976–19871 July 2014Nickel-brass24 mm (heptagonal)8.8 g2.7 mmSegmented (10 reeds per 7 sections)1991–2007Bronze-plated steel26 mm7.8 gSmooth2013–2016current2 pulaNickel-brass26.4 mm (heptagonal)6.3 g2.4 mmSegmented (19 reeds per 7 sections)19941 July 2014Brass-plated steel24.6 mm (heptagonal)6.02 g2 mm2004Bi-metallic; bronze-plated steel in center, nickel-plated steel in ring27 mm7.3 gReeded2013–2016current5 pulaBi-metallic; copper-nickel in center, brass in ring23.5 mm6 g2000–20071 July 201428 mm8.7 g2.2 mmSegmented2013–2016current

Madi a dipampiri 
Ka Phatwe a le masome mabedi le boraro 1976, Banka ya Botswana e ne ya simolola go dirisa madi a pampiri a 1, 2, 5, le 10 pula; pampiri ya 20 pula e ne ya latela ka Tlhakole a le lesome le boraro 1978. Pampiri ya 1 le 2 pula e ne ya emisediwa ka madi a tshipi ka 1991 le 1994, fa pampiri ya ntlha ya 50 le 100 pula e ne ya simolodisiwa ka Motsheganong a le masome mabedi le boferabongwe 1990 le Phatwe a le masome mabedi le boraro 1993, ka go latelana.Linzmayer, Owen (2011). "Botswana". The Banknote Book. San Francisco, CA: www.BanknoteNews.com. Retrieved 12 Phalane 2025. Madi a pampiri a 5 pula a ne a emisediwa ka madi a tshipi ka 2000. Madi a pampiri a ntlhantlha a 1, 2 le 5 pula a ne a tlosiwa mo tirisong ka Phukwi a rogwa 2011.

Motseletsele wa ga jaana wa madi a pampiri o ne wa simolodisiwa ka Phatwe a le masome mabedi le boraro 2009"Botswana issues new note series". BanknoteNews. Archived from the original on 2011-06-25. Retrieved 12 Phalane 2025. mme o na le, lekgetlho la ntlha, madi a pampiri a 200 pula.

Go tsibogela matshwenyego a boleng jo bo kwa tlase jwa pampiri ya madi a pampiri a 10 pula, Banka ya Botswana e ne ya senola pampiri ya 10 pula e e dirilweng ka polymer ka Ngwanatseele 2017 e e neng ya neelwa setšhaba ka Tlhakole a rogwa 2018.Lekopanye Mooketsi (15 February 2019). "Khama Launches New Bank Notes". Retrieved 12 Phalane 2025.

Ka 2020, Banka ya Botswana e ne ya ntsha pampiri e ntšha ya polymer ya dipula di le 10 e e nang le setshwantsho sa Tautona wa nako eo wa Botswana, Mokgweetsi Masisi.10 Pula Numista (https://en.numista.com). Retrieved 12 Phalane 2025.
Madi a pampiri a pula ya Botswana (a a ntshitsweng ka 2009)SetshwantshoTlhwatlhwaMmala o montsiKa fa peleKa fa moragoLetshwaoDipula tse lesomeBotala jwa tlhagaTautona Seretse Khama Ian KhamaKago ya Palamente, GaboroneRampant zebra and electrotype 10Dipula tse masome mabediBohibiduKgalemang Tumediso MotseteDidirisiwa tsa meepoRampant zebra and electrotype 20Dipula tse masome matlhanoBorokwaPresident Sir Seretse KhamaMakgobokgobo a Okavango, mokoro, kgwaadiraRampant zebra and electrotype 50Dipula tse di lekgoloBotala jwa loapiDikgosi tse tharo (Sebele I, Bathoen I, Khama III)Diamond sorting, open-pit diamond mineRampant zebra and electrotype 100Dipula tse makgolo mabediSelaoleMorutabana wa mosadi le banaPitse e e tilodiRampant zebra and electrotype 200
Madi a dipampiri a pula ya Botswana (10 Pula polymer banknotes)SetshwantshoTlhwatlhwaMmala o montsiKwa peleKwa moragoLetshwao10 pulaBotala jwa tlhagaTautona Seretse Khama Ian Khama
Tautona Mokgweetsi MasisiKago ya Palamente, GaboroneRampant zebra window

 Tiriso kwa Zimbabwe 
Ka ntlha ya go oketsega ga ditlhwatlhwa mo go feteletseng kwa Zimbabwe go tloga ka 2006 go ya go 2008, puso ya Zimbabwe e ne e letleletse go dirisiwa ga madi a mafatshe a sele fa e sale ka 2008. Dolara ya Zimbabwe e ne ya sa tlhole e dirisiwa ka Moranang a le lesome le bobedi 2009. Madi a le mmalwa, go akaretsa ranta ya Aforika Borwa le pula ya Botswana, a ne a dirisiwa kwa Zimbabwe,Ga mmogo le Zimbabwean dollar (suspended indefinitely from 12 April 2009), euro, US dollar, pound sterling, South African rand, Indian rupee, Australian dollar, Chinese yuan and Japanese yen. Dolara ya Amerika e amogetswe jaaka madi a semmuso a ditirisano tsotlhe tsa puso kwa Zimbabwe. mmogo le madi a pampiri a bond a Zimbabwe le madi a tshipi a bond.

 Lesotho 
Lefoko pula gape le dira jaaka karolo ya sekano sa bosetšhaba sa Bogosi jwa Lesotho. Jaaka mo Botswana, le kaya "pula" ka puo ya Sesotho mme le tsewa e le lekaelagongwe la "tshegofatso".

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