Botswana Pula in New Zealand Dollar

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.

NZD New Zealand Dollar

Country of application:
New Zealand, Cook Islands, Niue, Pitcairn Islands, Ross Dependency, Tokelau

Coin denominations in circulation:
10, 20, 50 cents, 1, 2 dollars.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
5, 10, 20, 50, 100 dollars.

History reference:
New Zealand dollar banknotes are banknotes in circulation in New Zealand, the Cook Islands, Tokelau, Niue and the Pitcairn Islands denominated in New Zealand dollars. Despite its relative proximity t...o Australia and Polynesia, people began to settle in New Zealand only about 700 years ago. In 1642, the first Europeans appeared on the coast of New Zealand - they were Dutch sailors. In 1769, the English captain James Cook mapped almost the entire New Zealand coast. In 1814, the first permanent settlement of Europeans was founded in New Zealand - Christian missionaries from Australia. In 1840, New Zealand became a British Crown Colony. Before the advent of Europeans, the local inhabitants of the Maori people did not have money or commodity-money. Natural exchange prevailed. Together with European sailors, coins appeared in New Zealand - English, Dutch, Spanish. After New Zealand became part of the British colonial empire, the pound sterling zone spread to its territory.