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However, Duma Boko, Botswana’s president since late 2024, is still waiting for his 10 pula note.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
The lone exception to the rule is Botswana, a democratic republic that has traditionally featured the sitting president’s portrait on its 10 pula banknote denomination.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
In the hotel lobby, Arefaine helped the others purchase SIM cards and exchange their money for pula, the local currency.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 4, 2016
Other currencies also became legal tender including the Chinese yuan, the South African rand, the British pound, the Botswana pula, the Euro, the Indian rupee and the Japanese yen.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2016
After that we got into the carriage again and returned home without stopping anywhere— Lepas itu naik kreta pula pulang ka rumah t’ada singgah di-mana-mana.
From A Manual of the Malay language With an Introductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay by Maxwell, William Edward, Sir
The victims are foreign nationals, Pula airport manager Nina Vojnic Zagar said.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 31, 2023
In another incident the same year, four men were found on the rudder of the Norwegian oil tanker, Champion Pula, after it had travelled from Lagos to Las Palmas.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2022
Meghan owned a beagle named Guy before marrying Prince Harry, and the couple got a black Labrador that they named Pula after their wedding.
From New York Times ● Aug. 24, 2022
For kids who are comfortable with problem-solving and risk-taking, “the future is a world of possibilities,” Pula added.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 17, 2022
The principal supply comes from Pula, Arabus, and other villages at considerable distances from Cagliari; the soil in the vicinity being too arid to be productive.
From Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. by Forester, Thomas
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