Reverse In the central part, a right-facing profile image of an oryx antelope. Above, in two lines, an inscription in Setswana: "10 THEBE" - "10 THEBE".
Obverse In the central part, the coat of arms of Botswana: a shield, with an elephant tusk on its left and a sorghum branch on its right. Below is a ribbon with an inscription in Setswana: "PULA" - "RAIN". Along the rim, an inscription in Setswana: on the left, the country name: "BOTSWANA" - "BOTSWANA", on the right: "IPELEGENG" - "INDEPENDENCE".