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Botswana (Bechuanaland) banknotes
Botswana paper money catalog and Botswanian currency history

• A brief monetary history:
  • British currency, till 1920
  • South African currency, 1920-1976
  • Pula = (South African Rand) = 100 Thebe, from 1976

• For earlier issues see:
  • South Africa, 1920-1976

• To purchase Botswanian banknotes, please check our inventory :
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Pick #	Date
		Republic, from 1966 (former British colony Bechuanaland)
1-5	(1976)	1, 2, 5, 10, 20 pula
6-10	(1982)	1, 2, 5, 10, 20 pula; printer TDLR
11-16	(1992)	5, 10, 20, 50, 100 pula; printer Harrison or w/o printer
17-19	(1997)	10, 20, 50 pula; printer TDLR, Limited
20-23	(1999)	10, 20, 50, 100 pula
24-25	2002-8	10, 20 pula
27-29	2004-7	20, 50, 100 pula
30-34	2009-19	10, 20, 50, 100, 200 pula
35	2018	10 pula; plastic
36	2020	10 pula; plastic

		Collector Series
CS1	(1979)	1, 2, 5, 10, 20 pula; specimen (Franklin Mint)