10 Thebe 1976 [Botswana]

Coins-Africa

Reverse
In the central part – an image of a South African oryx. Above it, the inscription '10 THEBE' in two lines, meaning 'ten thebe'.
Obverse
Along the upper edge of the coin on the left is the country name in English – 'BOTSWANA'. On the right, the inscription 'IPELEGENG', meaning 'Ipelegeng', a town in Botswana. Below is the year of minting '1976'. In the central part – a simplified version of the national coat of arms: an oval shield depicting three interlocking gears, waves below, and beneath them the head of a domestic bull. To the left of the shield is an elephant tusk, to the right a stalk of sorghum. On the motto ribbon below the shield is the inscription 'PULA', meaning 'rain'.