Botswana, first coinage: adopted and unadopted designs

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Image courtesy of the Royal Mint Museum.


Alternative design for the 5 pula coin, again by Michael Hibbit.

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Michael Hibbit's design for the obverse of the 5 pula coin.

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Botswana, 150 pula, 1976. 

Obverse: Sir Seretse Kama (1921–1980).

He was President of Botswana from 1966 until 1980.

Stuart Devlin produced the portrait of Seretse Kama.

Robert Elderton modelled the reverse design showing the coat of arms.

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Michael Hibbit's alternative design for the 150 pula, featuring a map of Botswana.

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Michael Hibbit's alternative design for the 150 pula, featuring hands holding a sorghum plant.

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Michael Hibbit's alternative designs for the 150 pula, featuring a lion and an ostrich.

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Michael Hibbit's alternative designs for the 5 and 150 pula coins, featuring a lion and an ostrich.

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NOTE: All the sketches shown here are courtesy and copyright of the Royal Mint Museum.

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Here are some initial memos showing some directions from the Royal Mint (UK).

They regard the species to be considered for the designs.

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Artist Ann Oxley also produced prospective design for the series.

To my knowledge, Ann Oxley never had any of her designs, whether for Botswana or elsewhere, actually minted.

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Grey lourie design by Ann Oxley.

Image courtesy of the Royal Mint Museum.

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Elephant design by Ann Oxley.

Image courtesy of the Royal Mint Museum.

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Diamond design by Ann Oxley.

Image courtesy of the Royal Mint Museum.

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Farming design by Ann Oxley.

Image courtesy of the Royal Mint Museum.

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Farming design by Ann Oxley.

Image courtesy of the Royal Mint Museum.