This 50-pula note commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Bank of Botswana on front while the back celebrates Botswana’s first-ever Olympic gold medalist, sprinter Letsile Tebogo, and his fellow Olympic teammates, Bayapo Ndori, Busang Kebinatshipi, and Anthony Pesela. This is the first commemorative note from Botswana.
B131 (PNL): 50 pula (US$4.65)
Brown, green, and red. Front: English text; Bank of Botswana headquarters building in Gaborone; Motswedi diamond found at Karowe mine; shield with 50th anniversary logo; unknown registration device; coat of arms with zebras and shield. Back: English and Setswana text; Botswana’s first-ever Olympic gold medalist, sprinter Letsile Tebogo; unknown registration device; silver medalists, relay runners Letsile Tebogo, Anthony Pesela, Busang Kebinatshipi, and Bayapo Ndori; flag of Botswana. ANIMA windowed security thread with demetalized 50 and animated running man. Watermark: Rearing zebra, electrotype 50, and Cornerstones. Printer: DE LA RUE. 144 x 72 mm. Paper.
a. 2025. Sig. 13: Gaolathe/Dekop. Prefix AA. Intro: 12.09.2025.
300-dpi scans requested.
Courtesy of Petar Blagojevic.