| Issuer | Botswana |
|---|---|
| Year | 1976-1989 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 5 Thebe (0.05 BWP) |
| Currency | Pula (1976-date) |
| Composition | Bronze (97% Copper, 2.5% Zinc, 0.5% Tin) |
| Weight | 2.7 g |
| Diameter | 19.5 mm |
| Thickness | 1.27 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Michael Hibbit |
| In circulation to | 1 July 2014 |
| Reference(s) | KM#4, Schön#5 |
| Obverse description | Botswana emblem (tribal shield with tusk and stalk on either side) |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | BOTSWANA IPELEGENG PULA 1976 |
| Reverse description | Red-billed hornbill left (Tockus erythrorhynchus), denomination at top. It is a complex of species occasionnaly split into 5 species, one of which, present in Botswana, is T. damarensis. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 5 THEBE |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | 1976 - Minted in 1975-1976 - 3 000 000 1976 - Proof - 16 742 1977 - - 250 000 1979 - - 200 000 1980 - - 1 000 000 1981 - - 4 990 000 1981 - Proof - 10 000 1984 - - 2 000 000 1985 - - 1988 - - 1989 - - |
| Numisquare ID | 7913799420 |
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