Pula Botswana | |
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[[File:Botswana 2-pula banknote (1980s).png 2pulab.png|252px]] Wang kertas bernilai 2 pula (1980-an) | |
ISO 4217 | |
Kod | BWP |
Jenis mata wang | |
Subunit | |
1/100 | Thebe |
Simbol | P |
Wang kertas | 10, 20, 50, 100 and 200 pula[1] |
Syiling | 5, 10, 25, 50 thebe, 1, 2, 5 pula |
Demografi | |
Pengguna rasmi | ![]() |
Pengguna tidak rasmi | ![]() |
Pengeluaran | |
Bank of Botswana | |
Tapak web | www |
Penilaian | |
Inflasi | 2.50% (April 2020) |
Sumber | Bank of Botswana, 7 July 2016 |
Kaedah | CPI |
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Pula (Kod ISO 4217: BWP) ialah unit mata wang Botswana. Satu unit pula terbahagi kepada 100 thebe.
Mata wang ini diperkenalkan pada 23 Ogos 1976 menggantikan Rand Afrika Selatan yang pernah digunakan.[3] Nama mata wang tersebut dipilih berdasarkan undian ramai:[4] pula daripada perkataan bahasa Tswana bermaksud "hujan" lalu dikiaskan nilai berharganya kepada mata wang ini memandangkan negara Botswana banyak terliput bersama Gurun Kalahari[5][6] manakala unit bawahan thebe bermaksud "perisai",[7]
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.
Pula (rain) was an easy choice for the currency, and the decimal coins were called thebe (shield).(Memoirs of a former president of Botswana)