Botswana pula
The pula (also known as the Botswana dollar) is the currency of Botswana. It has the ISO 4217 code BWP and is subdivided into 100 thebe. Pula literally means "rain" in Setswana, because rain is very scarce in Botswana—home to much of the Kalahari Desert—and therefore valuable and a blessing. The word also serves as the national motto of the country.
| |||||
| ISO 4217 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Code | BWP (numeric: 072) | ||||
| Subunit | 0.01 | ||||
| Unit | |||||
| Unit | pula | ||||
| Symbol | P | ||||
| Denominations | |||||
| Subunit | |||||
| 1⁄100 | thebe | ||||
| Banknotes | 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 pula | ||||
| Coins | 5, 10, 25, 50 thebe, 1, 2, 5 pula | ||||
| Demographics | |||||
| Official user(s) | Botswana | ||||
| Unofficial user(s) | Zimbabwe | ||||
| Issuance | |||||
| Central bank | Bank of Botswana | ||||
| Website | www | ||||
| Valuation | |||||
| Inflation | 2.50% (April 2020) | ||||
| Source | Bank of Botswana, 7 July 2016 | ||||
| Method | CPI | ||||
A sub-unit of the currency is known as thebe, or "shield", and represents defence. The names were picked with the help of the public.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.