Botswana 1976 150 pula
This specimen was lot 6090 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2017), where it sold for $646.25. The catalog description[1] noted, "BOTSWANA. 150 Pula, 1976. NGC PROOF-69 ULTRA CAMEO. 10th anniversary of Independence commemorative. From a mintage of only 2,000 pieces." This denomination was reserved for high value commemoratives. This NCLT is accompanied by a silver five pula (KM 9). The republic of Botswana, landlocked in Southern Africa, was the protectorate of Bechuanaland prior to independence from Great Britain in 1966. Lacking minerals valuable on the world market, Botswana has escaped the violence afflicting its neighbors Angola, Zimbabwe and South Africa. It, unfortunately, has not escaped the ravages of AIDS. Coin denominations are thebe and pula. Pula translates as the word 'rain', a scarce commodity in this arid region.
Recorded mintage: 2,520 plus 2,000 proofs.
Specification: 15.98 g, 0.917 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-2; KM-10.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2017 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Richard Stuart Collection, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.
Link to:
- 1976 thebe
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- Coins and currency dated 1976
- return to coins of Botswana