50 Thebe 1980 [Botswana]

Coins-Africa

Reverse
In the central part – an image of a bird with a fish in its talons. Above it, the inscription '50 THEBE' in two lines, meaning 'fifty thebe'.
Obverse
Along the upper edge of the coin, the country name 'BOTSWANA' in English. Below, the inscription 'IPELEGENG', meaning 'Ipelegeng', a town in Botswana. In the central part – the national coat of arms: an oval shield supported by two zebras, the left one holding an elephant tusk, the right one a sorghum stalk. On the shield, three interlocking gears are depicted in the upper part, waves below them, and beneath the waves – the head of a domestic bull. On the motto ribbon below the shield, the inscription 'PULA' meaning 'rain'. Below the ribbon, the year of minting '1980'.