Botswana pula
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The Botswana pula is the official currency of Botswana, known for its relative stability and use in some cross-border transactions in Southern Africa.
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | currency ⓘ |
| centralBank | Bank of Botswana ⓘ |
| country | Botswana ⓘ |
| denominationType |
banknote
ⓘ
coin ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
freely floating exchange rate
ⓘ
relatively stable currency ⓘ |
| hasPluralForm | pula ⓘ |
| hasSecurityFeatures |
holographic elements
ⓘ
security threads ⓘ watermarks ⓘ |
| introduced | 1976-08-23 ⓘ |
| isLegalTenderIn | Botswana ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code | BWP ⓘ |
| languageOnCurrency |
English
ⓘ
Setswana ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority | Bank of Botswana ⓘ |
| monetarySystem | decimal ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | "pula" means "rain" in Setswana ⓘ |
| officialCurrencyOf | Botswana ⓘ |
| region | Africa ⓘ |
| replacedCurrency | South African rand ⓘ |
| significance | rain symbolizes blessing and prosperity in Botswana ⓘ |
| subunit | thebe ⓘ |
| subunitPluralForm | thebe ⓘ |
| subunitToUnit | 100 thebe ⓘ |
| symbol | P ⓘ |
| usedFor | cross-border transactions ⓘ |
| usedIn | Botswana ⓘ |
| usedInRegion | Southern Africa ⓘ |
| usedInTradeWith |
Namibia
ⓘ
South Africa ⓘ Zambia ⓘ Zimbabwe ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
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