Botswana Pula in Euro

BWP Botswana Pula

Country of application:
Botswana, Zimbabwe

Coin denominations in circulation:
5, 10, 25, 50 Feb, 1, 2, 5 pools.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
10, 20, 50, 100 and 200 pools

History reference:
The pula is the currency of Botswana. Translated from the Tswana language, its name means "let it rain", and the greeting and motto of the state also sounds. After gaining independence from Great Bri...tain in 1966, Botswana was a member of monetary unions: first in the sterling zone, and since 1972 in the rand zone, but the country did not have its own currency. On September 6, 1974, it was announced the imminent withdrawal of the state from the monetary union with South Africa and the beginning of the development of a national currency. It was introduced on August 23, 1976, replacing the rand, the exchange was carried out at a ratio of 1:1.

EUR Euro

Country of application:
European Union, Austria, Aland Islands, Andorra, Belgium, Vatican, Guadeloupe, Guiana, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mayotte, Malta, Martinique, Monaco, Netherlands, Portugal, Reunion, San Marino, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Finland, France, French Southern and Antarctic Territories

Coin denominations in circulation:
2 and 1 euro, 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 cent.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
500, 200, 100, 50, 20, 10 and 5 euros.

History reference:
The Euro is a world currency on a par with the US dollar. It is also a reserve currency (along with the dollar, pound sterling, Japanese yen, Chinese yuan and Swiss franc). The euro symbol, €, is t...he symbol for the Greek letter epsilon. According to the standards, the sign is printed in yellow on a blue background. The sign symbolizes Europe, and two parallel lines denote reliability and stability. Sometimes a character is written with one stroke instead of two. Euro is the official currency of 19 EU countries (Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, Finland, Greece, Slovenia, Slovakia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Ireland, Luxembourg, Cyprus, Malta).