Reverse In the central part is a left-facing profile image of a Brahman Zebu. Above, in two lines, is the inscription in English: "25 THEBE". Along the arc of the lower edge is an inscription in Setswana: "IPELEGENG" - "INDEPENDENCE".
Obverse In the upper part, along the arc of the coin's edge, is text in English: "BOTSWANA". Below is the year of issue, 1977. In the central part is the country's coat of arms: a shield, flanked left and right by two zebras. Below is a ribbon with an inscription in Setswana: "PULA" - "RAIN".