In its literal sense it means 'let there be rain' - in a country that is mostly semi-arid, rainfall is precious and appreciated as a blessed event. Hence 'pula' is also the name given to the local currency, with one Pula consisting of 100 thebe. Pula is also the country's motto ...
BWP is theISO currency codefor the official currency of Botswana, thepula,and the symbol "P" represents it.1 The Bank of Botswana issues and manages the pula. Pula means "rain" or "blessing" because rain is so scarce in Botswana and is considered valuable. The pula is made up of ...
During its birth as Botswana’s official currency, coins were greatly introduced with denominations of 1, 5, 10, 25 and 50 thebe plus 1 pula. Most of the thebe coins were made with copper-nickel except for the 1 thebe, which was struck in aluminum, and the 5 thebe, which was in bron...
Month CountryAbbreviationCurrencyRate per €1Reversed Exchange rate 2.9.2024 Botswana BWP Pula 14.754 0.0678 Exchange rate 1.8.2024 Botswana BWP Pula 14.741 0.0678 Exchange rate 1.7.2024 Botswana BWP Pula 14.551 0.0687 Exchange rate 3.6.2024 Botswana BWP Pula 14.776 0.0677 Exchange rate 2.5.2024 ...
When the government of Botswana introduced the country's Pula currency in 1976 there had been significant involvement of the public in coming up with the name for the currency. A public debate also took place regarding which national symbols were to appear in the new currency. While these ...
CurrencyRate USD/BWP13.1753 EUR/BWP14.7013 GBP/BWP17.5363 »BWP EXCHANGE RATES Today: 20 September 2024 Silver Price in Zimbabwe GRAM OZ TOLA KILOGRAM Silver Price/gramSilver/BWPHighLow↑↓ (999)Silver Price per Gram13.1813.3113.030 (958)Britannian Silver/Gram12.6412.7612.490 ...
“Daddy doesn’t cure diseases. […] Daddy is not worth asking, even to ask for five meticais(Mozambique currency)to take the child to the hospital, they refuse.”(A, women FGD, 02). As such, going to the health facility for malaria symptoms emerged as an outward-facing treatment decis...